Mapping food surveillance chains through different sectors

Abstract

European countries are investing in strengthening disease surveillance from a One Health (OH) perspective. During the MATRIX project, in the context of the One Health European Joint Programme, existing surveillance chains across the sectors of animal health, food safety, and public health have been investigated through questionnaires. Provided information has then been selected to be displayed in a single slide using an implemented mapping template. Two real-life scenarios are presented as case studies: the surveillance activities in place in France for Salmonella in the pork meat food chain, and in Norway for Listeria monocytogenes in the dairy food chain. The results collected through the questionnaires and the lessons learnt during the mapping process are reported, to share the advantages and drawbacks of the methodology. Moreover, the presented template could be adjusted and applied to different contexts. Mapping the components of existing disease surveillance systems is a fundamental step in understanding the relationships between its components, and subsequently facilitating their collaboration and integration under a OH approach.

Communicating and disseminating One Health: successes of the One Health European Joint Programme

“…Over the project period of 5 years and 9 months, significant progress was made by the One Health EJP partners in the development and implementation of tools. Examples include those that are surveillance focused – OHEPI-Cap [4, 5]and One Health Surveillance System (OHSS) tool [6, 7], genomics focused – Integrated Rapid Infectious Disease Analysis (IRIDA) [8] and communication focused [9–11] to combat nationally or globally important infectious and AMR threats now and in the future. Activities including joint integrative projects (JIPs) and JRPs facilitated harmonization of surveillance activities and laboratory methods while providing opportunities to improve accessibility and usability of tools for risk assessment and risk management.…”