IT and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland
Foodborne Infections -Electronic Surveillance in Ireland
Martin McGannon
IT Consultant
Food Safety Authority
Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act, 1998
Section 16:-
The Authority shall undertake assessments of statistical data on food-borne diseases including food-borne zoonotic diseases.
The Authority may require persons holding relevant information to supply such and they shall comply
Data on food-borne Sources of Information on Zoonoses and Foodborne Illness in Ireland
- Central and Regional Vet. Laboratories
- Central Meat Control Lab
- Local Authority Laboratories
- Statutory Notifications
- Hospital Laboratory Reports
- General Outbreaks
- Food Laboratories/Public Analysts' Laboratories
Electronic Surveillance Systems
CoSurv - UK Based
CIPHS - Canadian
PHLIS - US Based
NederNet - Dutch
Sentinel - French
Sphinx - Canadianh
PHLIS Evaluation
Attendees -
Dr. Paul Collery - Chief Vet Central Vet. Lab.
John Melville - Dept. Agriculture Vet.
Martin Bridgeman - SEHB
Dr. Maureen Lynch - SHB
Dr. Paul Gannon - SEHB
Dr. Clionadh Foley-Nolan -SHB
Noel Shanaghy - SEHB
Dominic Whyte - SHB
Martin McGannon - FSAI
Dr Thomas Quigley - FSAI
What is PHLIS?
Public Health Laboratory Information System
Non Human and Human Module Components - Accepts Data from Veterinary, Human and Environmental Sources
DOS Based Public Health Information System moving towards a Windows and Internet Model in 1999.
Designed for reporting Public Health Data
Designed to integrate easily with existing Laboratory Management Systems.seases
PHLIS Pilot Project
o Project planned -August-Dec'98 - Salmonella & Campylobacter from Human Sources
o Reporting structure is defined
o Site management issues resolved
o Requirements
- Hardware- Basic
- Software- CDC/FSAI
- Training- FSAI/CDC
o Evaluation of Pilot
Nationwide Implementation! holding relevant Intranet based feedback system for Public Health and Laboratory Data under development as part of Pilot.
Food SafetyInformation available on our Website at http://www.fsai.ie