Table 3.

SWOT analysis of surveillance systems for prevention and control of VBDs in urban settings

Strengths: research-based operations and community participation; available experience and expertise

Weaknesses: inadequate epidemiological-entomological surveillance; pathogen and insecticide resistance; poor surveillance of residual transmission; hidden breeding sites; time lag between data collection and diffusion; lack of sensitivity of surveillance system (underreporting and misdiagnosis)

Opportunities: capacity building; research collaborations; systematic collection of pertinent data; improved municipal services; use of technologies like GIS to improve data mapping, reporting, and dissemination

Threats: political and geographical situation; environmental and social constraints; financial constraints; emerging arboviruses; difficulty of maintaining resources for surveillance and response in contexts of elimination