Scientific and Technical Review

The Scientific and Technical Review (ISSN: 1608-0637) is WOAH’s peer-reviewed periodical that collects, analyses and disseminates scientific knowledge and influences the animal health research agenda, in accordance with the WOAH Science System. The Review is indexed in numerous databases, including PubMed/Medline, CABI, EBSCO and Clarivate Analytics Web of Science.

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‘There have been a considerable number of excellent [Scientific and Technical] Reviews.’
British Veterinary Journal

The Editorial Board of WOAH’s Scientific and Technical Review is appointed by and reports to the WOAH Director General. It monitors and fosters the quality and impact of the Scientific and Technical Review by advising on strategic and content-related issues to ensure the scientific relevance and integrity of the Review.

Chair of the Editorial Board:

Montserrat Arroyo, WOAH HQ

Editorial Board members:

Jean-Luc Angot, France
Emmanuel Couacy-Hymann, Côte d’Ivoire
Alicia Gallardo, Chile
Misheck Mulumba, South Africa
Kiyokazu Murai, Japan
Fajur Sabah Al Saloom, Bahrain
Katharina Staerk, Switzerland

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2024

Special Edition 100 years (hors-série) to celebrate WOAH’s centenary
Vol. 43 Global Burden of Animal Diseases

Please note that vol. 39 (3) was the last plurithematic issue of the Scientific and Technical Review.

2020

Vol. 39 (3) Plurithematic issue of the Scientific and Technical Review, 2020
Vol. 39 (2) Disaster prevention and preparedness
Vol. 39 (1) Ensuring safe trade in animals and animal products

2019

Vol. 38 (3) Plurithematic issue of the Scientific and Technical Review, 2019
Vol. 38 (2) The role of aquatic animal health in food security
Vol. 38 (1) Successes and remaining challenges within the One Health approach

2018

Vol. 37 (3) Plurithematic issue of the Scientific and Technical Review, 2018
Vol. 37 (2) Rabies
Vol. 37 (1) The contribution of animals to human welfare

2017

Vol. 36 (3) Plurithematic issue of the Scientific and Technical Review, 2017
Vol. 36 (2) Biological threat reduction
Vol. 36 (1) The economics of animal health

2020: Index of authors

2019: Index of authors

2018: Index of authors

2017: Index of authors

2016: Index of authors

2015: Index of authors

Since 2021, WOAH does not accept spontaneous submissions to its Review unless a Call for Contributions is published.

For each issue of the Review, a specific theme is selected by the Editorial Board, one or more internationally renowned experts are invited to act as scientific editors, and specialists in the selected field are asked to contribute articles as authors.

Consult the revised instructions to authors.

The papers on this page are available online prior to being published in the Scientific and Technical Review. They have been peer-reviewed but have not yet been formatted for publication. They are listed in the order in which they were accepted for publication and are presented in their original language of submission.

Centenary – special edition

Centenary – special edition

Preface – World Organisation for Animal Health: one hundred years at the service of animal health

.pdf See the document
Centenary – special edition

Foreword – The World Organisation for Animal Health turns 100: reflections on the Organisation’s role and evolution since 1924

.pdf See the document
Centenary – special edition

Advances in aquatic animal health within the framework of the World Organisation for Animal Health

.pdf See the document
Centenary – special edition

Aquatic animal health: history, present and future

.pdf See the document
Centenary – special edition

New approaches to wildlife health

.pdf See the document
Centenary – special edition

Shifting from wildlife disease threats to wildlife health

.pdf See the document
Centenary – special edition

The science of animal welfare in the One Health–One Welfare agenda: local solutions for global challenges

.pdf See the document
Centenary – special edition

Looking back, looking forward: changes in the scope of the subject ‘animal welfare’ within the World Organisation for Animal Health

.pdf See the document
Centenary – special edition

African swine fever from Kenya to five continents: the role of wild boar

.pdf See the document
Centenary – special edition

African swine fever: advances and challenges

.pdf See the document
Centenary – special edition

One hundred years of success in antimicrobials: but what will the next 100 years bring?

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Centenary – special edition

Advances in addressing antimicrobial resistance

.pdf – 387 KB See the document

Thematic vol. 43

Review 43

Preface

.pdf – 168 KB See the document
Review 43

Foreword

.pdf – 104 KB See the document
Review 43

A methodological framework for attributing the burden of animal disease to specific causes

.pdf – 645 KB See the document
Review 43

Understanding decision makers and their needs: framing GBADs offerings to enhance relevance and increase impact

.pdf – 431 KB See the document
Review 43

Linking animal and human health burden: challenges and opportunities

.pdf – 528 KB See the document
Review 43

A collaborating centre on animal health economics for the Americas

.pdf – 330 KB See the document
Review 43

Étude exploratoire pour la mise en œuvre d’un cas d’étude du programme Impact mondial des maladies animales : le cas du Sénégal

.pdf – 837 KB See the document
Review 43

Ontologies related to animals or livestock for the GBADs programme: a review

.pdf – 307 KB See the document
Review 43

Application of the Global Burden of Animal Diseases methods at country level: the experiences of Ethiopia case study

.pdf – 488 KB See the document
Review 43

Veterinary Services use of the Global Burden of Animal Diseases to prioritise interventions, monitor impact and develop critical competencies

.pdf – 309 KB See the document
Review 43

A food systems perspective: how Global Burden of Animal Diseases links to the Global Burden of Crop Loss

.pdf – 1 MB See the document
Review 43

Burden assessment of antimicrobial use and resistance in livestock data-scarce contexts

.pdf – 527 KB See the document

Thematic vol. 42

Review 41 (2)

Preface – ‘Small world, big data’

.pdf – 141 KB See the document
Review 41 (2)

Introduction – Data and the need to quantify: a personal perspective

.pdf – 246 KB See the document
Review 41 (2)

Applications of machine learning in animal and veterinary public health surveillance

.pdf – 633 KB See the document
Review 41 (2)

World Animal Health Information System (WAHIS) as a tool to support decision making and research in animal health

.pdf – 550 KB See the document
Review 41 (2)

Informatics progress of the Global Burden of Animal Diseases towards One Health data

.pdf – 829 KB See the document
Review 41 (2)

A framework for assessing the confidence in freedom from infection in animal disease control programmes

.pdf – 513 KB See the document
Review 41 (2)

Antimicrobial use in animals: a journey towards integrated surveillance

.pdf – 393 KB See the document
Review 41 (2)

Data driven investment and performance management in the livestock sector

.pdf – 1 MB See the document
Review 41 (2)

Disease outbreak response: why epidemiology plays a central role

.pdf – 460 KB See the document
Review 41 (2)

Wildlife health surveillance: gaps, needs and opportunities

.pdf – 1 MB See the document
Review 41 (2)

Enhanced passive surveillance to early detect African and classical swine fevers

.pdf – 833 KB See the document
Review 41 (2)

Reshaping surveillance for infectious diseases: less chasing of pathogens and more monitoring of drivers

.pdf – 580 KB See the document

Thematic vol. 41 (1)

Review 41 (1)

Safety, regulatory, and environmental issues related to breeding and international trade of edible insects in Africa

.pdf – 983 KB See the document
Review 41 (1)

Can there be a common, risk-based framework for decisions around live insect trade?

.pdf – 581 KB See the document
Review 41 (1)

Different bees as vectors for entomovectoring with enhanced pollination and crop protection control: current practices, use-cases and critical view on transport

.pdf – 1 MB See the document
Review 41 (1)

Issues and gaps in international guidance and national regulatory systems affecting international live insect trade

.pdf – 712 KB See the document
Review 41 (1)

Movement of genetically modified insects for research purposes

.pdf – 396 KB See the document
Review 41 (1)

The OIE – current and potential roles in safe international trade of bees and other insects

.pdf – 317 KB See the document
Review 41 (1)

Risk assessment in Argentina on BCAs against pests

.pdf – 363 KB See the document
Review 41 (1)

International live insect trade: a survey of stakeholders

.pdf – 2 MB See the document
Review 41 (1)

Streamlining cross-border shipping of live invertebrates

.pdf – 1 MB See the document
Review 41 (1)

Insect zoo and butterfly houses for public education

.pdf – 960 KB See the document
Review 41 (1)

Shipping augmentative biocontrol agents

.pdf – 488 KB See the document
Review 41 (1)

Sterile Insect Technique

.pdf – 1 MB See the document

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