Standardised Outbreak Investigation Instrument Expected to Identify Biosecurity Vulnerabilities

A new tool developed on behalf of the Swine Health Information Center to standardise and streamline the investigation of swine disease outbreaks is expected to help identify vulnerabilities in biosecurity across the industry. A team of academics and veterinarians led by Iowa State University, with funding from the Swine Health Information Center, has developed a standardised outbreak investigation instrument through which swine producers and veterinarians can compile the information needed to investigate an outbreak. SHIC Associate Director Dr. Megan Niederwerder says the tool consists of a form that swine producers and veterinarians can use a guide to gather and compile the information that will be needed to conduct a comprehensive outbreak investigation.