National Surveillance Unit

Overview
The objective of the USDA's National Surveillance Unit includes developing and improving methods for surveillance and analysis of animal health-related data; analyze surveillance data to provide actionable [information]]; designing and evaluating national animal health surveillance systems; and communicating surveillance information to key partners.

The National Surveillance Unit is the coordinating entity for the National Animal Health Surveillance System. The goal of the unit is to create a comprehensive, integrated national surveillance system for animal health. The National Surveillance Unit has created an inventory of biosurveillance systems focused on animal health which allows users to search for animal health surveillance systems by species, disease, source of data, sample type, category of system, and agency administering the system.

Source

 * Biosurveillance: Efforts to Develop a National Biosurveillance Capability Need a National Strategy and a Designated Leader, at 113.