Today, the Food and Veterinary Service (FVS) hosted a workshop dedicated to evaluating the West Nile fever surveillance system. The event brought together representatives of institutions involved in West Nile fever surveillance in Latvia — the FVS, the Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, the Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment “BIOR”, as well as representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Health. To assess the current West Nile fever…
Today, the Food and Veterinary Service (FVS) hosted a workshop dedicated to evaluating the West Nile fever surveillance system. The event brought together representatives of institutions involved in West Nile fever surveillance in Latvia — the FVS, the Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, the Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment “BIOR”, as well as representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Health. To assess the current West Nile fever surveillance system and the implementation of the One Health approach in Latvia, workshop participants used the OH‑EpiCap tool. By responding to a series of structured questions, the tool enables to identify the strengths and weaknesses within the existing…
