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Paul Tavernier
WILDPAD, Polbroek 17, 9520 St-Lievens-Houtem, Belgium

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Journal article
Published: 30 August 2021 in Animals
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Whilst multiple countries in Europe have wildlife health surveillance (WHS) programmes, they vary in scope. In many countries, coordinated general surveillance at a national scale is not conducted and the knowledge of wildlife health status in Europe remains limited. Learning lessons from countries with established systems may help others to effectively implement WHS schemes. In order to facilitate information exchange, the WHS Network of the European Wildlife Disease Association organised a workshop to both collate knowledge and experience from countries that had started or expanded WHS programmes and to translate this information into practical recommendations. Presentations were given by invited representatives of European countries with different WHS levels. Events that led to the start-up and fostered growth spurts of WHS were highlighted, including action plan creation, partnership formation, organisation restructuring and appraisal by external audit. Challenges to programme development, such as a lack of funding, data sharing, infrastructural provision and method harmonisation, were explored. Recommendations to help overcome key challenges were summarised as: understanding and awareness; cross-sectoral scope; national-scale collaboration; harmonisation of methods; government support; academic support; other funding support; staff expertise and capacity; leadership, feedback and engagement; and threat mitigation and wildlife disease management. This resource may enable the development of WHS programmes in Europe and beyond.

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Becki Lawson; Aleksija Neimanis; Antonio Lavazza; Jorge Ramón López-Olvera; Paul Tavernier; Charalambos Billinis; J. Paul Duff; Daniel T. Mladenov; Jolianne M. Rijks; Sara Savić; Gudrun Wibbelt; Marie-Pierre Ryser-Degiorgis; Thijs Kuiken. How to Start Up a National Wildlife Health Surveillance Programme. Animals 2021, 11, 2543 .

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Becki Lawson, Aleksija Neimanis, Antonio Lavazza, Jorge Ramón López-Olvera, Paul Tavernier, Charalambos Billinis, J. Paul Duff, Daniel T. Mladenov, Jolianne M. Rijks, Sara Savić, Gudrun Wibbelt, Marie-Pierre Ryser-Degiorgis, Thijs Kuiken. How to Start Up a National Wildlife Health Surveillance Programme. Animals. 2021; 11 (9):2543.

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Becki Lawson; Aleksija Neimanis; Antonio Lavazza; Jorge Ramón López-Olvera; Paul Tavernier; Charalambos Billinis; J. Paul Duff; Daniel T. Mladenov; Jolianne M. Rijks; Sara Savić; Gudrun Wibbelt; Marie-Pierre Ryser-Degiorgis; Thijs Kuiken. 2021. "How to Start Up a National Wildlife Health Surveillance Programme." Animals 11, no. 9: 2543.

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Published: 01 January 2015 in Infection Ecology & Epidemiology
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Introduction : In order to investigate the role of roe deer in the maintenance and transmission of infectious animal and human diseases in Flanders, we conducted a serologic screening in 12 hunting areas. Materials and methods : Roe deer sera collected between 2008 and 2013 ( n =190) were examined for antibodies against 13 infectious agents, using indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, virus neutralisation, immunofluorescence, or microagglutination test, depending on the agent. Results and discussion : High numbers of seropositives were found for Anaplasma phagocytophilum (45.8%), Toxoplasma gondii (43.2%) and Schmallenberg virus (27.9%), the latter with a distinct temporal distribution pattern following the outbreak in domestic ruminants. Lower antibody prevalence was found for Chlamydia abortus (6.7%), tick-borne encephalitis virus (5.1%), Neospora caninum (4.8%), and Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis (4.1%). The lowest prevalences were found for Leptospira (1.7%), bovine viral diarrhoea virus 1 (1.3%), and Coxiella burnetii (1.2%). No antibodies were found against Brucella sp ., bovine herpesvirus 1, and bluetongue virus. A significant difference in seroprevalence between ages (higher in adults >1 year) was found for N. caninum . Four doubtful reacting sera accounted for a significant difference in seroprevalence between sexes for C. abortus (higher in females). Conclusions : Despite the more intensive landscape use in Flanders, the results are consistent with other European studies. Apart from maintaining C. abortus and MAP, roe deer do not seem to play an important role in the epidemiology of the examined zoonotic and domestic animal pathogens. Nevertheless, their meaning as sentinels should not be neglected in the absence of other wild cervid species. Keywords: roe deer; serology; screening; antibodies; infection; pathogens; exposure; sentinel (Published: 24 November 2015) Citation: Infection Ecology and Epidemiology 2015, 5: 29862 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/iee.v5.29862

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Paul Tavernier; Stanislas U. Sys; Kris De Clercq; Ilse De Leeuw; Anne Brigitte Caij; Miet De Baere; Nick De Regge; David Fretin; Virginie Roupie; Marc Govaerts; Paul Heyman; Daisy Vanrompay; Lizi Yin; Isabelle Kalmar; Vanessa Suin; Bernard Brochier; Alexandre Dobly; Stéphane De Craeye; Sophie Roelandt; Els Goossens; Stefan Roels. Serologic screening for 13 infectious agents in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in Flanders. Infection Ecology & Epidemiology 2015, 5, 29862 .

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Paul Tavernier, Stanislas U. Sys, Kris De Clercq, Ilse De Leeuw, Anne Brigitte Caij, Miet De Baere, Nick De Regge, David Fretin, Virginie Roupie, Marc Govaerts, Paul Heyman, Daisy Vanrompay, Lizi Yin, Isabelle Kalmar, Vanessa Suin, Bernard Brochier, Alexandre Dobly, Stéphane De Craeye, Sophie Roelandt, Els Goossens, Stefan Roels. Serologic screening for 13 infectious agents in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in Flanders. Infection Ecology & Epidemiology. 2015; 5 (1):29862.

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Paul Tavernier; Stanislas U. Sys; Kris De Clercq; Ilse De Leeuw; Anne Brigitte Caij; Miet De Baere; Nick De Regge; David Fretin; Virginie Roupie; Marc Govaerts; Paul Heyman; Daisy Vanrompay; Lizi Yin; Isabelle Kalmar; Vanessa Suin; Bernard Brochier; Alexandre Dobly; Stéphane De Craeye; Sophie Roelandt; Els Goossens; Stefan Roels. 2015. "Serologic screening for 13 infectious agents in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in Flanders." Infection Ecology & Epidemiology 5, no. 1: 29862.