Six recommendations for improving monitoring of diseases shared with wildlife: examples regarding mycobacterial infections in Spain

摘要: Monitoring is needed to identify changes in disease occurrence and measure the impact of intervention. Using mycobacterial diseases as an example, we discuss herein pros cons current Spanish Wildlife Disease Surveillance Scheme providing suggestions for monitoring relevant shared with wildlife other regions facing similar challenges. Six points should be considered. This includes: (1) making sure properly monitored domestic animals or even humans; (2) also that background information on population ecology available maximize benefits effort; (3) selecting appropriate hosts monitoring, while being flexible enough incorporate new ones if research suggests their participation; (4) methods diagnosis time space trend analysis; (5) deciding which parameters target monitoring; finally (6) establishing a reasonable sampling effort suitable stratification ensure detecting over response management actions. produces knowledge at least three different agencies, namely, animal health, public health conservation, these combine efforts resources. Setting up stable, comprehensive accurate schemes spatial scales become priority. Resources are always limiting factor, but experience shows combined, cross-collaborative allow acceptable low cost sustainable time. These six steps can adapted many geographical settings situations.