This valuable text presents methods and techniques for conductingan animal disease surveillance program, and developing an animalhealth moitoring system. The text is a 'recipe book' for thesetechniques as it explains modern techniques, while emphasizing thefundamentals and principles of using these techniques.The book istargeted to epidemiologists and other animal health authorities whoare working in national, regional, and international programs. Thebook can be used as a text for professional and postgraduatetraining curricula.This text will be of value in veterinary epidemiology andregulatory medicine, where there is need for a concise collectionof material on animal disease monitoring, surveillance, andreporting strategies. This need arises from a new era ofinternational trade regulations based on animal diseases, newdemands for accountability in utilization of research funds, andcalls for prioritizing and economically justifying animal healthregulatory and diagnostic activities.

Preface.Contributors.Chapter 1. Surveillance and Monitoring Systems for Animal HealthProgram and Disease Suveys (M.D. Salman).Chapter 2. Application of Surveillance and Monitoring Systems inDisease Control Programs (J. Christensen).Chapter 3. Planning Survey, Surveillance, and MonitoringSystems-Roles and Requirements (C. Zepeda and M.D. Salman).Chapter 4. Sampling Considerations in Surveys and Monitoring andSurveillance Systems (A. Cameron, I. Gardner, M.G. Doherr, and B.Wagner).Chapter 5. Statistical Analysis of Data from Surveys,Monitoring, and Surveillance Systems (B. Wagner, I. Gardner, A.Cameron, and M.G. Doherr).Chapter 6. Methods for Determining Temporal Clusters inSurveillance and Survey Programs (T.E. Carpenter and M.P.Ward).Chapter 7. Methods for Determining Spartial Clusters inSurveillance and Survey Programs (T.E. Carpenter and M.P.Ward).Chapter 8. Use of Sentinel Herds in Monitoring and SurveillanceSystems (B.J. McCluskey).Chapter 9. Use of Animal Monitoring and Surveillance SystemsWhen the Frequency of Health-Related Events is Near Zero (M.G.Doherr, L. Audigé, M.D. Salman, and I.A. Gardner).Chapter 10. Use of Simulation Models in Surveillance andMonitoring Systems (L. Audigé, M.G. Doherr, and B.Wagner).Chapter 11. Quality Assessment of Animal Disease Surveillanceand Survey Systems (K.D.C. Stärk).Chapter 12. Dissemination of Surveillance Findings (N.E.Wineland and D.A. Dargatz).Chapter 13. Danish Swine Salmonellosis Control Program: 1993 to2001 (J. Christensen).Index.