Figure 1

Simplified scheme for VBD surveillance feedback system. Vertical yellow cylinders represent the categorical collections of data (monitoring). Horizontal arrows represent the use of selective set of data from monitoring activities for surveillance purposes for a specific VBD context or VBD. The diamonds points at the responsible health agency/decision makers and the triangles represent the input of research and developmental studies. The EU could play a pro-active role in the activities indicated in purple. Other signals indicate signals that are not included in disease burden or threat assessments but that affect decision-making.