| Data collected in an investigation |
iSIKHNAS SMS code
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| Population
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| How many animals in the village? |
POP
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| How many affected (sick, dead, slaughtered, at risk)? |
LTL
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| Clinical signs |
TK
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| Risk factors
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| Have the sick animals been vaccinated for any diseases (helps with the differential)? |
RVAK
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| Human involvement? |
Z
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| Where did it come from? |
SP
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| Recent livestock movements? |
LAPSK
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| Tests
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| Rapid test results |
UC
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| Samples sent to the lab |
LAB
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| Diagnosis
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| Differential diagnosis |
R
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| Definitive diagnosis (from field observations with or without evidence from tests) |
DX
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| Monitoring and resolution
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| Are control activities working? Is the problem continuing or resolved? |
LTL
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