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Presentation of the R.E.S.P.E.

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Background: Equine health is important in regard to equine welfare, trade, economy, society as well as public health. Created in 1999, the RESPE is the first network of surveillance of equine diseases developed in Europe. Since 2008, it brings together veterinarians and the equine industry to monitor the epidemiological situation and evolution of equine diseases in France. Objectives of RESPE: The RESPE has four main objectives: 1) Ensure appropriate vigilance of equine health by identifying key diseases; 2) Early detection of known and emerging equine diseases in France, for early warning of all the stakeholders of the equine industry 3) Share reliable information for disease management and prevention; 4) Minimize the consequences of equine disease outbreaks Categories of focused diseases The RESPE focusses on different groups of diseases: • Contagious and transmissible diseases for which early detection is crucial to implement immediate and collective management measures • Transmissible but not contagious diseases and metabolic diseases for which exposition factors are environmental and early detection is crucial for (1) treatment implementation at the individual level, (2) prevention, by increasing stakeholders' awareness of the presence of favourable environmental conditions • Non contagious diseases for which there is a lack of knowledge: centralising cases helps the development of research activities The key role of the Sentinel Veterinarian Currently there are more than 900 veterinarians participating in the sentinel veterinarian ‘relay’ network. This ensures rapid and accurate dissemination of critical information. One of the key roles of each veterinarian is to monitor diseases and to inform the RESPE office of any suspected cases. In the case of a suspected disease the sentinel veterinarian conducts appropriate testing previously defined by the RESPE. Samples are then submitted to a partner diagnostic laboratory using the standardized declaration form available on the RESPE reporting platform. If lab results are ‘positive’ for a monitored disease the RESPE office is notified as soon as possible (phone/email). Subsequent to this, anonymous alerts are sent to appropriate contacts to ensure control and prevention measures. When an epizootic disease agent is identified, RESPE ensures that there is a good transmission of key information to the industry and the Veterinary Authorities. The RESPE surveillance The RESPE conducts passive surveillance activities: 1. Syndromic surveillance based on clinical suspicions from the network of voluntary veterinarians, called «Sentinel Veterinarians». Nine clinical syndromes are monitored, including acute respiratory syndrome, neurologic syndrome, abortion, atypical myopathy, undetermined fever previously called “piro-like” diseases, … in order to ensure appropriate disease control strategies during outbreaks. 2. Targeted surveillance on specific diseases based on positive laboratory diagnostic test results from the supporting laboratory. These two complementary surveillance modalities enable to monitor almost 25 different diseases.
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hal-04264218 , version 1 (30-10-2023)

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Anne Couroucé, Coralie Lupo. Presentation of the R.E.S.P.E.. ECEIM Congress, European college of equine international medicine, Oct 2023, Lyon, France. ⟨hal-04264218⟩
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