Table 2.
A selection of global animal-health geodata warehouses and global disease reporting systems.
| Data warehouse (URL) | Description |
|---|---|
| Disease BioPortal; (http://bioportal.ucdavis.edu) (Perez et al., 2011) | Provides real-time or near real-time access to local, regional and global disease information and data for more than 40 animal diseases and syndromes. Set of techniques for cluster detection and phylogenetic analysis of sequences is available for the user |
| EMPRES Global Animal Disease Information System (EMPRES-i); (http://empres-i.fao.org/eipws3g/) (FAO: EMPRES transboundary animal disease bulletin, 2011, Farnsworth et al., 2010, Martin et al., 2007) | EMPRES-i provides up-to-date information on global animal disease distribution and current threats at national, regional and global level. Disease events can be presented on a map and data may also be exported for further analysis |
| EMPRES-i genetic module (Claes et al., 2014) | This genetic module of the EMPRES-i internet-based application combines epidemiological outbreak information (EMPRES-i) with genetic characteristics of influenza viruses (OpenFluDB) |
| FAO GeoNetwork (http://www.fao.org/geonetwork/srv/en/main.home) | Provides access to interactive and downloadable maps, satellite imagery and related spatial databases maintained by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and its partners |
| Global Livestock Production and Health Atlas (GLiPHA); (http://kids.fao.org/glipha/) (Clements et al., 2002, Franceschini et al., 2009) | GLiPHA is an interactive, electronic atlas containing global animal production and health statistics. Sub-national statistics relating to the livestock sector can be viewed cartographically, against a back-drop of selected maps such as livestock densities, land-use and topography. Data may either be displayed or exported as tables and charts |
| World Animal Health Information Database (WAHID); (http://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/wahid.php/Wahidhome/Home) (Jebara et al., 2012) | Provides access to all data held within OIE’s World Animal Health Information System (WAHIS). Together with global disease distribution and outbreak maps, WAHID also includes country-level information on exceptional disease events and animal health status together with country-level maps of the prophylactic and control measures in use |