A reliable livestock disease surveillance system should detect changes in health events whenever they occur. Such a system ought to be evaluated regularly to ensure it provides valuable information in an efficient manner. Thus, a cross-sectional study was carried out in 2017 to assess eight attributes of the livestock disease surveillance systems in Pallisa and Kumi districts, Uganda. A total of 772 livestock farmers were interviewed to evaluate the surveillance system at their level, using a structured questionnaire. Guided interviews were also carried out with 13 key informants who included all veterinary staff at the districts and sub-county administrative units, as well as two officials at the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF). The stakeholders interviewed at the three different levels of the livestock diseases surveillance system perceived the system as useful, with ability to detect epidemics and initiate their control if they occurred. The surveillance system was perceived to be considerably representative, sensitive and acceptable, with the ability to generate data of good quality. However, key emerging issues that need improvement were noted. These included poor laboratory diagnostic services, inability to work within the means of available resources, slow data transmission and feedback, and nonspecific surveillance forms leading to poor quality of data collected. Poor communication along the surveillance system chain and inadequate staffing were noted as the major challenges faced by the surveillance system in the two districts. Although perceived to be functional, the livestock surveillance requires improvements for efficient disease detection and control. For better performance, the surveillance system could be strengthened by establishing and equipping laboratories for efficient confirmatory diagnosis of diseases; adjusting to work within the means of available resources; improving the reporting process through quick data transmission and quick feedback and designing precise surveillance form to improve quality of data collected.

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利益相关者对乌干达畜牧疾病监测系统绩效的看法：以Pallisa和Kumi地区为例

可靠的牲畜疾病监视系统应在健康事件发生时进行检测。应该定期评估这种系统，以确保以有效的方式提供有价值的信息。因此，2017年进行了一项横断面研究，以评估乌干达Pallisa和Kumi地区的牲畜疾病监测系统的八个属性。使用结构化问卷，对总计772名畜牧业者进行了采访，以评估他们的监控系统。还对13名主要信息提供者进行了指导性采访，其中包括各区和县以下行政管理部门的所有兽医人员，以及农业动物产业和渔业部（MAAIF）的两名官员。在牲畜疾病监测系统的三个不同级别进行访谈的利益相关者认为该系统是有用的，具有检测流行病并在发生流行病时对其进行控制的能力。监视系统被认为具有相当的代表性，敏感性和可接受性，能够生成高质量的数据。但是，指出了需要改进的关键新兴问题。其中包括实验室诊断服务质量差，无法在可用资源的范围内工作，数据传输和反馈速度慢以及非特定的监视形式导致收集的数据质量较差。注意到沿监视系统链的沟通不畅和人员不足是两个地区监视系统面临的主要挑战。尽管被认为是实用的，牲畜监视需要改进以进行有效的疾病检测和控制。为了获得更好的性能，可以通过建立和配备实验室以加强对疾病的有效确认诊断来加强监测系统；进行调整以在可用资源的范围内工作；通过快速的数据传输和快速的反馈来改进报告过程，并设计精确的监视表以提高收集到的数据的质量。