SWINE HEALTH INFORMATION CENTER INC

MONITOR SWINE DISEASES AROUND THE WORLD TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL RISKS TO THE US SWINE HERD. USE THAT INFORMATION TO INFORM SWINE HEALTH AND BIOSECURITY RESEARCH PRIORITIES FOR THE US PORK INDUSTRY, INCLUDING ALLIED INDUSTRIES, SO THAT APPROPRIATE MEASURES CAN BE IMPLEMENTED TO PREVENT INTRODUCTION INTO THE US. FILL GAPS OF RESEARCH AND INFORMATION NEEDED TO PREVENT, PREPARE AND RESPOND TO FOREIGN ANIMAL OR EMERGING DISEASES. INVESTIGATE THE ABILITY OF COMMON INPUTS THAT MIGHT QUICKLY INTRODUCE DISEASE INTO HERDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, SUCH AS FEED, PESTS, SUPPLIES, AND OTHER FOMITES. RESEARCH FOCUSES ON OBTAINING DATA SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT A COMPREHENSIVE RISK ASSESSMENT ABOUT POTENTIAL ROLES OF COMMON INPUTS AND THEIR MOVEMENTS IN DISEASE INTRODUCTION AND DISSEMINATION. RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATE COST-EFFECTIVE IMPROVEMENTS IN NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND ON-FARM BIOSECURITY TO PREVENT DISEASE INTRODUCTION. INTERACT WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND ANIMAL HEALTH COMPANIES TO PROVIDE INPUT AND INFORMATION INTO GLOBAL DISEASE RISK AND MITIGATION.

MAKE INDUSTRY SWINE HEALTH INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO HELP IDENTIFY, COMMUNICATE, AND MITIGATE REGIONAL AND NATIONAL RISKS TO HERD HEALTH. SURVEY TO IDENTIFY PATHOGENS AND EMERGING DISEASES AND UNCOVER REGIONAL DIFFERENCES THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO BE USED IN PREDICTING DISEASE RISK AND CURRENT OUTBREAK MODELS. REFINE DOMESTIC SWINE DISEASE MONITORING AND REPORTING. INFORM THE INDUSTRY ABOUT EMERGING DISEASES OR SYNDROMES THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT TO HELP PRODUCERS EVALUATE AND PREPARE FOR HEALTH RISKS, SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EFFECTIVE DISEASE RISK AND OUTBREAK MODEL. DEVELOP THE INDUSTRY CAPACITY FOR DETECTION OF EMERGING DISEASES FOR RAPID RESPONSE AND BUSINESS CONTINUITY.