Environmental scanning enables CEZD to stay up to date with emerging animal and zoonotic disease events around the world. CEZD utilizes the Canadian Network for Public Health Intelligence (CNPHI) platform and its Knowledge Integration Using Web-based Intelligence (KIWI) technology for its environmental scanning activities. The environmental scanning process consists of gathering information about emerging or zoonotic disease events across the world and assessing their relevance to Canada.
The KIWI technology reduces the information burden by applying its filtering algorithm and presenting the output disease signals to community members for review. Signals identified as relevant/important are shared with the broader CEZD community in the form of weekly intelligence reports. By combining human analysis with automated computer information mining, CEZD is able to produce timely intelligence reports that raise awareness and help determine potential future disease threats.
MediSys
Outbreak News Today
ProMED
The Poultry Site
Avian Flu Diary
Contagion Live
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Empres-i
Farmscape
Pig Progress
Healthy Wildlife Blog
Poultry Med
Swine Health Information Centre
The Western Producer
The Horse Site
Worms & Germs Blog
The Cattle Site
Ontario Farmer
Feed Stuffs
The Pig Site
US Animal Health Association
OIE WAHIS
Equine Disease Communication Center
Global Incidents Map
Food Inspection Environmental Scanning Canada
Ontario Animal Health Network
Google
Flutrackers
Global Public Health Intelligence Network