National Animal Health Surveillance
Comprehensive, coordinated, integrated surveillance is the foundation for animal health, public health, food safety, and environmental health.
Animal health surveillance is designed to detect threats to animal health in a timely manner. APHIS Veterinary Services works with a vast network of partners to carry out surveillance activities in the United States. Together, these partners work to protect animal health, national economic viability, and the food supply. In addition, these surveillance programs and efforts assure international trading partners of the health of the Nation’s herd and safety of our livestock and livestock products. They also provide the tools necessary to detect chemical or environmental agents that could affect animal health.
Surveillance helps rapidly detect foreign diseases and emerging issues, monitor and prove actionable information for endemic diseases, and measure regional prevalence of trade-significant diseases.
