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Animal disease surveillance and tracking systems help in early detection of health threats. This is significant, because animals provide early indication of human outbreaks, and animals and animal products supply more than $100 billion in annual revenue in the United States alone.

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Accurate and timely disease reporting is critical for implementing disease prevention and control methods. It's also valuable in reducing morbidity and mortality in affected populations.

More than 70 percent of emerging infectious disease episodes