Environmental Scanning


  • Environmental scanning enables CEZD to stay up to date with emerging animal and zoonotic disease events around the world. CEZD utilizes the Canadian Network for Public Health Intelligence (CNPHI) platform and its Knowledge Integration Using Web-based Intelligence (KIWI) technology for its environmental scanning activities. The environmental scanning process consists of gathering information about emerging or zoonotic disease events across the world and assessing their relevance to Canada.

  • The KIWI technology reduces the information burden by applying its filtering algorithm and presenting the output disease signals to community members for review. Signals identified as relevant/important are shared with the broader CEZD community in the form of weekly intelligence reports. By combining human analysis with automated computer information mining, CEZD is able to produce timely intelligence reports that raise awareness and help determine potential future disease threats. 

Recent Intelligence Reports

CEZD Weekly Intelligence Report 21 – 27 July 2025

Jul/29/2025


Influenza A(H5) in Cambodia
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in North and South America, Europe, and Asia
Influenza A(H9N2) in China
Lumpy Skin Disease in Europe
Bluetongue virus in Europe

CEZD Weekly Intelligence Report 14 – 20 July 2025

Jul/22/2025


Lumpy Skin Disease in Europe
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in North and South America, Europe, and Asia
Theileriosis (T. orientalis Ikeda) in the USA
West Nile Virus in Canada
Influenza A(H5) in Bangladesh
Influenza A(H5N1) in India

CEZD Weekly Intelligence Report 07 – 13 July 2025

Jul/15/2025


Peste des petit ruminants in Kosovo
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Ontario
Lumpy Skin Disease in Europe
Lyme Disease in Canada
New World Screwworm in Central & North America
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa