From: Lindsay G C. <cow...@mc...> - 2009-10-28 14:55:45
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yes that would be wonderful. i would be happy to set up a time for a call, if that would help. we could talk about what terms should be added to IDO in order to help your work. you may also be interested in the ontologies associated with BioCaster, http://biocaster.nii.ac.jp/, and EpiSpider, http://www.epispider.org/. Lindsay ------------------------------------- Lindsay G. Cowell Assistant Professor Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Duke University Medical Center 2424 Erwin Road, Suite 1102, 11086 Durham, NC 27705 (919) 681-6226 "Richard H. Scheuermann, Ph.D." <ric...@ut...> wrote on 10/27/2009 05:46:55 PM: > I would recommend contributing terms to the Infectious Disease Ontology (IDO). > > On Oct 25, 2009, at 7:04 PM, Srinivas Reddy wrote: > > I need your help in building a ontology(owl file) for identifying > the outbreak of a disease. > The detailed description of the problem is given below > > 1. If outbreak happen, how to find related information for it > (disease from category A): > - check if the disease reported by IOE; > - check with any information from Animal Health Organization of > specific country; > - check with "school"/research group web-site in near by area or > with organization who in charge of the outbreak investigation > - check how the disease protection/regulatory/quarantine activitiesare done; > - try to communicate with local groups in the area -> veterinary in > charge of this case!!!; > - check about plans for disease/outbreak control (how animal > disposal will be done, compensation). > > Organizations first to check: > - IOE; > - Food and Agricultural Organization in specific country; > - Health Department of specific country; > - Laboratories; > - DEFRA; > - CDC; > - WHO. > > - look about signs of the disease (go through them: respiratory, > digestive signs -> e.g. for FMD blisters, sudden death of young animals,); > - check research papers (AVMA library, VIN - Veterinary InformationNetwork); > - google it. > - check effects of the outbreak (but it is different for every disease); > - try to define level of severity. > > 2. Look within area of outbreak (specific country); > Check any report from local Animal Health Organization; > Try to find any disease signs > Try to communicate with labs in the region; > Try to figure out if it is confirmed or just suspected? > Try to find out about government actions (quarantine, elimination etc.) > > If it is established outbreak -> what is the severity? -> what is > the control activities? > Timeline view from suspected to confirmed state. > > 3. Definitions > Outbreak - set of disease cases that is larger than normal (depends > on the state of country for a particular disease) > Signs (symptoms) - unexpected health issues (death, illness) > Containment - make sure that animals do not travel (stay at the same > please -> no in/out) > Decontamination - killing the agent or virus/bacteria using chemicalor burning > Premise - location, farm where suspect resides > Trace back - figuring out where the outbreak was originated > Speed of transmission - it is different for disease (bacteria > replicates faster that virus); it can help define transition from > suspected to confirmed state. > Hope you will consider my request and reply me as soon as possible. > > -- > Thanks > Srinivas Reddy > Graduate Student > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA > is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your > developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay > ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! > http://p.sf. > net/sfu/devconference_______________________________________________ > Obo-discuss mailing list > Obo...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/obo-discuss > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Richard H. Scheuermann, Ph.D. > Chief, Division of Biomedical Informatics > Director, Division of Translational Pathology > John H. Childers Professorship in Pathology > Department of Pathology > U.T. Southwestern Medical Center > 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. > Dallas, TX 75390-9072 > > phone: 214-648-4115 > FAX: 214-648-4070 > email: ric...@ut... > http://pathcuric1.swmed.edu/Research/scheuermann.html |