The initial results from the inventory of syndromic surveillance systems and the geographical distribution of identified systems will be presented. As a result of the literature review and the responses to the brief questionnaire for human systems, 19 active systems, 11 pilot or planned systems and 4 systems for past mass gathering events since 2000 (e.g., Olympic games) have been identified to date. For veterinary systems, only 5 systems were identified by the literature review, whereas 16 active, 7 pilot and 2 expired systems have been identified by the brief questionnaires.