Active surveillance of H5N1 HPAI using sms gateway in Bangladesh1

摘要

The SMS gateway system is a tool for transmitting a large amount of information from the grassroots level via a mobile phone to a central Internet server and consolidating this information automatically for handling by a single database manager. The flow of information is bi-directional and timely instructions can be given in response to a particular situation. The system is suitable for the surveillance of HPAI H5N1 in Bangladesh where the majority of poultry farms are in rural areas and not readily accessible to the national veterinary services owing to a shortage of human and material resources.