Surveillance without silos: a One Health data imperative for avian influenza in West Africa
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology·
- DOI
- 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1927565
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- Study type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media SA
- Article type
- journal-article
- Integrity
- current
Why this research matters now
The paper presents integrated surveillance as relevant to preparedness and to earlier detection and response for human or animal health threats in West Africa. This relevance is framed as an operational and preparedness priority in the abstract.
Structured evidence summary
Research question
The paper examines fragmented animal, human, and environmental surveillance systems for avian influenza in West Africa and considers the operational implications of integrating them.
Study design
This is a journal article that describes existing surveillance arrangements, discusses consequences of separation between sectors, and presents examples of One Health surveillance efforts. The supplied abstract does not specify a primary data-collection or analytical study design.
Population and setting
The setting is West Africa, with examples from Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Benin, and Ghana. The abstract addresses animal, human, and environmental health services in the region rather than a defined participant sample.
Main findings
The paper identifies separate institutions, incompatible data formats, and limited coordination across health sectors as features of surveillance fragmentation. It describes five conditions for early warning and response: interoperable information systems, cross-sector governance, sustainable financing, communication with poultry-keeping communities, and cross-border collaboration.
Public-health relevance
The paper presents integrated surveillance as relevant to preparedness and to earlier detection and response for human or animal health threats in West Africa. This relevance is framed as an operational and preparedness priority in the abstract.
Important limitations
The supplied abstract does not state study-specific limitations or provide enough methodological detail to assess the basis and scope of the paper's conclusions. This summary is limited to the supplied single-article abstract and metadata; the original paper is required for decision-grade interpretation.
GIDS interpretation
The article is discoverable under influenza, One Health, surveillance, and the listed West African countries. It provides contextual evidence about surveillance organization and preparedness, but the supplied material does not establish or confirm a live surveillance signal.
Related GIDS surveillance
Literature context does not validate, explain, or change a surveillance signal. Exact and contextual relationships are shown separately.
Evidence relationships
This article has 7 auditable classifier relationships to diseases, places, topics, and study design.