Translations:Advanced Field Epi:Manual 1 - Disease Control and Eradication Programs/53/en

Tracing

Tracing of livestock movements is an important tool particularly for the detection of infected herds or flocks. For disease control purposes, tracing usually involves the identification of potentially infected farms through the tracing of movements of infected or exposed animals. Further testing is usually undertaken on the identified farms to establish their true infection status. If a farm’s infection status cannot be determined immediately, quarantine measures may be imposed until the situation is resolved.