Status of wildlife disease surveillance in the West Africa sub-region by Richard Dery Suu-Ire, Henry Asigri Abugri, Richard Kwamena Abbiw, James Kunituo, Amos Sarpong Agyei

“…National wildlife disease surveillance programs are essential for monitoring and mitigating these risks. …”
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Serology for trachoma surveillance after cessation of mass drug administration. by Diana L Martin, Rhiannon Bid, Frank Sandi, E Brook Goodhew, Patrick A Massae, Augustin Lasway, Heiko Philippin, William Makupa, Sandra Molina, Martin J Holland, David C W Mabey, Chris Drakeley, Patrick J Lammie, Anthony W Solomon

“…<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>Serologic tests support NAAT findings of very low to zero prevalence of ocular Ct in this community and have potential to provide objective measures of transmission and useful surveillance tools for trachoma elimination programs.…”
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Surveillance of nasal Staphylococcus aureus in patients undergoing breast surgery by Ma Jesús Pérez-Granda, Andrés Visedo, Martín Olivares, Álvaro García-Cañal, Marta Díaz-Navarro, Raquel Carrillo, Teresa Vicente, Patricia Muñoz, María Guembe, José Ma Lasso

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Correction: Monkeypox pandemic in Sudan, surveillance epidemiologic report, 2022 by Ahmad Izzoddeen, Omer Elbadri, Mohamed Nageeb Abdalla, Mustafa Magbol, Muntasir Osman

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Childhood TB Surveillance: Bridging the Knowledge Gap to Inform Policy by Andrew J. Brent

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Enhanced data quality to improve malaria surveillance in Papua, Indonesia by Liony Fransisca, Faustina Helena Burdam, Enny Kenangalem, Annisa Rahmalia, Reynold Rizal Ubra, Christel H. A. van den Boogaard, Benedikt Ley, Nicholas M. Douglas, Jeanne Rini Poespoprodjo, Ric N. Price

“…This study aimed to enhance malaria surveillance in Central Papua, Indonesia, by improving data collection, record-keeping, and treatment practices. …”
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A minimum data standard for wildlife disease research and surveillance by Collin J. Schwantes, Cecilia A. Sánchez, Tess Stevens, Ryan Zimmerman, Greg Albery, Daniel J. Becker, Cole B. Brookson, Rebekah C. Kading, Carl N. Keiser, Shashank Khandelwal, Stephanie Kramer-Schadt, Raphael Krut-Landau, Clifton McKee, Diego Montecino-Latorre, Zoe O’Donoghue, Sarah H. Olson, Mika O’Shea, Timothée Poisot, Hailey Robertson, Sadie J. Ryan, Stephanie N. Seifert, David Simons, Amanda Vicente-Santos, Chelsea L. Wood, Ellie Graeden, Colin J. Carlson

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West Nile Virus Surveillance and Diagnostic: A Canadian Perspective by Michael A Drebot, Robbin Lindsay, Ian K Barker, Peter A Buck, Margaret Fearon, Fiona Hunter, Paul Sockett, Harvey Artsob

“…A surveillance program has been in place since 2000 to detect the presence of West Nile virus (WNV) in Canada. …”
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Multi-omics surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in the pig gut microbiome by Judith Guitart-Matas, Arturo Vera-Ponce de León, Phillip B. Pope, Torgeir R. Hvidsten, Lorenzo Fraile, Maria Ballester, Yuliaxis Ramayo-Caldas, Lourdes Migura-Garcia

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Intelligent video surveillance of containers in the view of electromagnetic compatibility tests by Kamil Białek, Patryk Wetoszka

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Methods to detect avian influenza virus for food safety surveillance by Ping SHI, Shu Geng, Ting-ting LI, Yu-shui LI, Ting FENG, Hua-nan WU

“…In this article, methods to detect AI virus, including current methods recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (Office International des Epizooties, OIE) and novel techniques not commonly used or commercialized are reviewed and evaluated for feasibility of use in the poultry surveillance system. Conventional methods usually applied for the purpose of AI diagnosis face some practical challenges to establishing a comprehensive poultry surveillance program in the poultry supply chain. …”
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Profiling border health surveillance at selected points of entry in Uganda by Mitima Jean-Marie Limenyande, Michael Muhoozi, Joyce Owens Kobusingye, Sulaiman Ssebadduka, Silvestre Herbert Gwanyi, Harriet Mayinja

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Leveraging the influenza sentinel surveillance platform for SARS-CoV-2 monitoring in Bangladesh (2020–2024): a prospective sentinel surveillance studyResearch in context by Md Ariful Islam, Md Zakiul Hassan, Zubair Akhtar, Saju Bhuiya, Tanzir Ahmed Shuvo, Probir Kumar Ghosh, Asadullah, Md Abdullah Al Jubayer Biswas, Mustafizur Rahman, Mohammad Jubair, Mst Noorjahan Begum, Yeasir Karim, Mohammed Ziaur Rahman, Mohammad Enayet Hossain, Mohammad Niaz Morshed Khan, Tahmina Shirin, Shah Niaz Md Rubaid Anwar, Ahmed Nawsher Alam, Mohammad Ferdous Rahman Sarker, Monalisa, Manjur Hossain Khan Jony, Mahbubur Rahman, Mahmudur Rahman, Mohammad Abdul Aleem, Fahmida Chowdhury

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Coverage and timing of children's vaccination: an evaluation of the expanded programme on immunisation in The Gambia. by Susana Scott, Aderonke Odutola, Grant Mackenzie, Tony Fulford, Muhammed O Afolabi, Yamundow Lowe Jallow, Momodou Jasseh, David Jeffries, Bai Lamin Dondeh, Stephen R C Howie, Umberto D'Alessandro

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To evaluate the coverage and timeliness of the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) in The Gambia.<h4>Methods</h4>Vaccination data were obtained between January 2005 and December 2012 from the Farafenni Health and Demographic Surveillance System (FHDSS), the Basse Health and Demographic Surveillance System (BHDSS), the Kiang West Demographic surveillance system (KWDSS), a cluster survey in the more urban Western Health Region (WR) and a cross sectional study in four clinics in the semi-urban Greater Banjul area of WR. …”
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Progress on implementation of the World Health Organization global antimicrobial resistance surveillance system recommendations on antimicrobial resistance surveillance in Africa:... by Dr Mackline Hope, Dr Reuben Kiggundu, Mr Dickson Tabajjwa, Mr Fahad Lwigale, Mr Herman Mwanja, Dr Conrad Tumwine, Dr Jonathan Mayito, Dr Dathan M Byonanebye, Dr Andrew Kambugu, Dr Francis Kakooza

“…Conclusion: Gaps exist in AST for AMR surveillance with priority pathogen-antibiotic combinations not routinely tested in most surveillance programs. …”
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Optimal allocation of resources between control and surveillance for complex eradication scenarios by Mahdi Parsa, David Ramsey, Belinda Barnes

“…This study incorporates analytical Bayesian solutions and measures of uncertainty into a framework of progressive management to guide optimal resource allocation between control (mop‐ups) and surveillance programs. Shannon entropy is used to quantify uncertainty, accounting for often highly skewed and bimodal distributions, and the expected value of perfect information (EVPI) is incorporated to assess the potential benefits of reducing uncertainty in key model parameters. …”
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POSTOPED: improving surveillance of postoperative delirium in a Scottish tertiary hospital by Keiran Anthony Brown, Alison McCulloch

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Schistosoma japonicum in Ethiopia: Is there a need for tuning schistosomiasis surveillance in Africa? by Yamral Abatneh, Getaneh Alemu, María Flores-Chávez, Banchamlak Tegegne, Belay Bezabih, Tesfa Demelie, Kefale Ejigu, Jose Miguel Rubio, Isabel de Fuentes, Melaku Anegagrie, Aranzazu Amor Aramendia

“…The role of local microscopists becomes of great importance for accurate detection and epidemiological surveillance.…”
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Integrating health promotion into occupational health surveillance: The Italian approach and beyond by Nicola MAGNAVITA, Igor MERAGLIA

“…Health surveillance in the workplace increasingly integrates health promotion activities alongside traditional occupational risk prevention. …”
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Leveraging geographic information system for dengue surveillance: a scoping review by Prathiksha Prakash Nayak, Jagadeesha Pai B., Sreejith Govindan

“…Future research should leverage Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, the Internet of Things, participatory GIS, and interdisciplinary data to enhance surveillance prediction and public health response. Strengthening collaborative data-sharing frameworks and incorporating machine-learning approaches could further improve the effectiveness of GIS-driven surveillance programs.…”
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