Surveillance, response systems, and evidence updates on emerging zoonoses: the role of one health

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Table 1 International outbreak and response systems

Outbreak response system	International organization/society	Scope of work	URL
GLEWS – Global Early Warning System for Major Animal Diseases, including Zoonoses	FAO OIE WHO	Alert and response mechanisms for major animal diseases, including zoonoses	http://www.glews.net/
WAHID – World Animal Health Information System and Database – Interface	OIE	Notification of cases of the main animal diseases, including zoonoses, and subsequent analyses of these data	http://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/wahid.php/Wahidhome/Home
GOARN – Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network	WHO	Quick and appropriate technical support to populations affected by human disease epidemics, including zoonoses, on a national, regional, or even international level	http://www.who.int/csr/outbreaknetwork/en/
OFFLU – Joint Network of Expertise on Animal Influenza	FAO OIE	Monitor and control infections of avian influenza	http://www.offlu.net/
EMPRES-i-Emergency Prevention System for Transboundary Animal and Plant Pests and Diseases Information System – Global Animal Disease Information System	FAO	Early warning and response to transboundary animal diseases (TADs), including emerging zoonoses	http://empres-i.fao.org/eipws3g/#h=0
ProMED-mail – Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases	International Society for Infectious Diseases – ISID	Internet-based reporting system dedicated to rapid global dissemination of information on outbreaks of infectious diseases and acute exposures to toxins that affect human health, including those in animals and in plants grown for food or animal feed	http://www.promedmail.org/
Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER)	WHO	Disseminates epidemiological information on cases and outbreaks of diseases under the International Health Regulations and on other communicable diseases of public health importance, including emerging or re-emerging infections	http://www.who.int/wer/2013/wer8801/en/index.html