Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Investigation of public health issues by regional field disease investigation units.
- Journal:
- Preventive veterinary medicine
- Year:
- 2009
- Authors:
- Besser, Thomas
- Affiliation:
- WSU Department of Veterinary Microbiology & Pathology · United States
Plain-English summary
In the northwestern United States, there was a problem with how animal health services were being provided to farmers, which meant that some important disease issues weren't being handled well. Dr. Clive Gay created a new team called the Field Disease Investigation Unit (FDIU) to address these gaps. This team has not only helped with animal diseases but has also looked into public health concerns, such as certain types of Salmonella bacteria and the rise of antibiotic resistance. Their work shows that there are still important health issues that need better investigation and control.
Abstract
The conventional means of delivering animal health services to agricultural animal producers (private veterinary practitioners and state animal disease diagnostic laboratories) leave a gap where important regional disease problems are inefficiently addressed. This gap was successfully targeted by Dr. Clive Gay in the development of the Field Disease Investigation Unit (FDIU) for the northwestern region of the United States. The FDIU has also successfully targeted several zoonotic public health concerns and its success demonstrates the existence of a similar gap in the investigation and control of important public health issues including disseminated Salmonella clones and emergence of antimicrobial resistance.
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