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Gustafson LL, Arzul I, Burge CA, Carnegie RB, Caceres-Martinez J, Creekmore L, Dewey W, Elston R, Friedman CS, Hick P, Hudson K, Lupo C, Rheault R, Spiegel K, Vásquez-Yeomans R. Optimizing surveillance for early disease detection: Expert guidance for Ostreid herpesvirus surveillance design and system sensitivity calculation. Prev Vet Med 2021; 194:105419. [PMID: 34274864 DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Revised: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/26/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Abstract
To keep pace with rising opportunities for disease emergence and spread, surveillance in aquaculture must enable the early detection of both known and new pathogens. Conventional surveillance systems (designed to provide proof of disease freedom) may not support detection outside of periodic sampling windows, leaving substantial blind spots to pathogens that emerge in other times and places. To address this problem, we organized an expert panel to envision optimal systems for early disease detection, focusing on Ostreid herpesvirus 1 (OsHV-1), a pathogen of panzootic consequence to oyster industries. The panel followed an integrative group process to identify and weight surveillance system traits perceived as critical to the early detection of OsHV-1. Results offer a road map with fourteen factors to consider when building surveillance systems geared to early detection; factor weights can be used by planners and analysts to compare the relative value of different designs or enhancements. The results were also used to build a simple, but replicable, model estimating the system sensitivity (SSe) of observational surveillance and, in turn, the confidence in disease freedom that negative reporting can provide. Findings suggest that optimally designed observational systems can contribute substantially to both early detection and disease freedom confidence. In contrast, active surveillance as a singular system is likely insufficient for early detection. The strongest systems combined active with observational surveillance and engaged joint industry and government involvement: results suggest that effective partnerships can generate highly sensitive systems, whereas ineffective partnerships may seriously erode early detection capability. Given the costs of routine testing, and the value (via averted losses) of early detection, we conclude that observational surveillance is an important and potentially very effective tool for health management and disease prevention on oyster farms, but one that demands careful planning and participation. This evaluation centered on OsHV-1 detection in farmed oyster populations. However, many of the features likely generalize to other pathogens and settings, with the important caveat that the pathogens need to manifest via morbidity or mortality events in the species, life stages and environments under observation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lori L Gustafson
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2150 Centre Ave, Fort Collins, CO, 80526, USA.
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- Laboratoire de Genetique et Pathologie des Mollusques Marins, Ifremer, SG2M-LGPMM, Avenue de Mus de Loup, La Tremblade, 17390, France
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- Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 701 E Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD, 21202, USA
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- Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary, P.O. Box 1346, Gloucester Point, VA, 23062, USA
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- Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, Ensenada, Baja California, 22860, Mexico
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- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2150 Centre Ave, Fort Collins, CO, 80526, USA
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- Taylor Shellfish Farms, 130 SE Lynch Rd., Shelton, WA, 98584, USA
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- AquaTechnics Inc. PO Box 687, Carlsborg, WA, 98324, USA
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- School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Box 355020, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- Sydney School of Veterinary Science, 425 Werombi Road, Camden, New South Wales, 2570, Australia
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- Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary, P.O. Box 1346, Gloucester Point, VA, 23062, USA
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- Laboratoire de Genetique et Pathologie des Mollusques Marins, Ifremer, SG2M-LGPMM, Avenue de Mus de Loup, La Tremblade, 17390, France
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- East Coast Shellfish Growers Association, 1121 Mooresfield Rd., Wakefield, RI, 02879, USA
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- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2150 Centre Ave, Fort Collins, CO, 80526, USA
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- Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, Ensenada, Baja California, 22860, Mexico
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Whittington RJ, Hick P, Fuhrmann M, Liu O, Paul-Pont I. Removal of oyster pathogens from seawater. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2021; 150:106258. [PMID: 33243468 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.106258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/31/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- R J Whittington
- School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Camden, NSW 2570, Australia.
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- School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Camden, NSW 2570, Australia
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- School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Camden, NSW 2570, Australia
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- School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Camden, NSW 2570, Australia; Aquatic Pest and Health Policy, Animal Health Policy Branch, Biosecurity Animal Division, Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia(1)
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- School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Camden, NSW 2570, Australia; Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin (LEMAR), CNRS/UBO/IRD/IFREMER Institut Universitaire Europeen de la Mer, 29280 Plouzane, France(1)
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