Author/Authors :
Christy Inbaraj, Kanitha Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Biodiversity - School of Life Sciences - Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, P.R. China , Chinnappan, Gunasekaran Conservation Biology Laboratory - Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India , Vallavan, Rajkumar Conservation Biology Laboratory - Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India , Alagamuthu, Karthick Kumar Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology - College of Life Sciences - Nanjing Normal University
Abstract :
The principles of GIS technologies are an incredibly powerful tool in aiding animal health and well suited
for the visualization of epidemiological research. Disease surveillance comprised passive and active surveillance. Passive
surveillance data were used to calculate the morbidity and mortality rates along with the further comparison of the
infected zone (Site 1) and disease-free zone (Site 2). The geo-coordinates of the veterinary centre in each block was
marked to create the disease maps by linking the morbidity and mortality data using Spatial Interpolation technique.
The value of spatial data in animal disease surveillance demarcates the potential zones for better identification and hence
with the assistance of veterinarians, the endemic and disease-free zones were examined and compared to determine the
factors for the spread of livestock diseases.
Keywords :
Livestock disease , GIS , Active surveillance , Passive surveillance , Epidemiological
