Assessment of zoonotic diseases in Indonesia

Project outcomes

• Identified what zoonotic diseases are present in Indonesia, their geographic distribution within the country and assessed the quality of the information on which these judgments are made.
• Estimated the relative importance of these diseases based on prevalence / incidence data available for animals and humans, the degree of trade disruption, economic impact and degree of threat to Australia.
• Identified knowledge gaps and opportunities for research to address these gaps for the most important of the diseases identified.
• Assessed institutional capacity to conduct research and identification of policy or regulatory constraints for effective management of the disease.