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Pruvot M, Denstedt E, Latinne A, Porco A, Montecino-Latorre D, Khammavong K, Milavong P, Phouangsouvanh S, Sisavanh M, Nga NTT, Ngoc PTB, Thanh VD, Chea S, Sours S, Phommachanh P, Theppangna W, Phiphakhavong S, Vanna C, Masphal K, Sothyra T, San S, Chamnan H, Long PT, Diep NT, Duoc VT, Zimmer P, Brown K, Olson SH, Fine AE. WildHealthNet: Supporting the development of sustainable wildlife health surveillance networks in Southeast Asia. Sci Total Environ 2023; 863:160748. [PMID: 36513230 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2022] [Revised: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Wildlife and wildlife interfaces with people and livestock are essential surveillance targets to monitor emergent or endemic pathogens or new threats affecting wildlife, livestock, and human health. However, limitations of previous investments in scope and duration have resulted in a neglect of wildlife health surveillance (WHS) systems at national and global scales, particularly in lower and middle income countries (LMICs). Building on decades of wildlife health activities in LMICs, we demonstrate the implementation of a locally-driven multi-pronged One Health approach to establishing WHS in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Viet Nam under the WildHealthNet initiative. WildHealthNet utilizes existing local capacity in the animal, public health, and environmental sectors for event based or targeted surveillance and disease detection. To scale up surveillance systems to the national level, WildHealthNet relies on iterative field implementation and policy development, capacity bridging, improving data collection and management systems, and implementing context specific responses to wildlife health intelligence. National WHS systems piloted in Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Viet Nam engaged protected area rangers, wildlife rescue centers, community members, and livestock and human health sector staff and laboratories. Surveillance activities detected outbreaks of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds, African swine fever in wild boar (Sus scrofa), Lumpy skin disease in banteng (Bos javanicus), and other endemic zoonotic pathogens identified as surveillance priorities by local stakeholders. In Cambodia and Lao PDR, national plans for wildlife disease surveillance are being signed into legislation. Cross-sectoral and trans-disciplinary approaches are needed to implement effective WHS systems. Long-term commitment, and paralleled implementation and policy development are key to sustainable WHS networks. WildHealthNet offers a roadmap to aid in the development of locally-relevant and locally-led WHS systems that support the global objectives of the World Organization for Animal Health's Wildlife Health Framework and other international agendas.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mathieu Pruvot
- Wildlife Conservation Society, Health Program, Bronx, NY, USA; University of Calgary, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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- Wildlife Conservation Society, Lao PDR Country Program, Vientiane, Laos
| | - Alice Latinne
- Wildlife Conservation Society, Viet Nam Country Program, Hanoi, Viet Nam
| | - Alice Porco
- Wildlife Conservation Society, Cambodia Country Program, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Wildlife Conservation Society, Lao PDR Country Program, Vientiane, Laos
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- Wildlife Conservation Society, Lao PDR Country Program, Vientiane, Laos
| | | | - Pham Thi Bich Ngoc
- Wildlife Conservation Society, Viet Nam Country Program, Hanoi, Viet Nam
| | - Vo Duy Thanh
- Wildlife Conservation Society, Viet Nam Country Program, Hanoi, Viet Nam
| | - Sokha Chea
- Wildlife Conservation Society, Cambodia Country Program, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
| | - Sreyem Sours
- Wildlife Conservation Society, Cambodia Country Program, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
| | - Phouvong Phommachanh
- National Animal Health Laboratory, Department of Livestock and Fisheries, Vientiane, Laos
| | - Watthana Theppangna
- National Animal Health Laboratory, Department of Livestock and Fisheries, Vientiane, Laos
| | - Sithong Phiphakhavong
- National Animal Health Laboratory, Department of Livestock and Fisheries, Vientiane, Laos
| | - Chhuon Vanna
- Department of Wildlife and Biodiversity, Forestry Administration, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Department of Wildlife and Biodiversity, Forestry Administration, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- National Animal Health and Production Research Institute, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- General Directorate of Animal Health and Production, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- General Directorate of Natural Protected Areas, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Hanoi, Viet Nam
| | - Vu Trong Duoc
- National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Viet Nam
| | - Patrick Zimmer
- Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
| | - Kevin Brown
- Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
| | - Sarah H Olson
- Wildlife Conservation Society, Health Program, Bronx, NY, USA
| | - Amanda E Fine
- Wildlife Conservation Society, Health Program, Bronx, NY, USA
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