Scientific Opinion on the assessment of the control measures of the category A diseases of Animal Health Law: African Swine Fever
Abstract EFSA received a mandate from the European Commission to assess the effectiveness of some of the control measures against diseases included in the Category A list according to Regulation (EU) 2016/429 on transmissible animal diseases (‘Animal Health Law’). This opinion belongs to a series of...
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| author | EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (EFSA AHAW Panel) Søren Saxmose Nielsen Julio Alvarez Dominique Joseph Bicout Paolo Calistri Klaus Depner Julian Ashley Drewe Bruno Garin‐Bastuji José Luis Gonzales Rojas Christian Gortázar Schmidt Mette Herskin Virginie Michel Miguel Ángel Miranda Chueca Paolo Pasquali Helen Clare Roberts Liisa Helena Sihvonen Hans Spoolder Karl Ståhl Antonio Velarde Arvo Viltrop Christoph Winckler Kris De Clercq Eyal Klement Jan Arend Stegeman Simon Gubbins Sotiria‐Eleni Antoniou Alessandro Broglia Yves Van der Stede Gabriele Zancanaro Inma Aznar |
| author_facet | EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (EFSA AHAW Panel) Søren Saxmose Nielsen Julio Alvarez Dominique Joseph Bicout Paolo Calistri Klaus Depner Julian Ashley Drewe Bruno Garin‐Bastuji José Luis Gonzales Rojas Christian Gortázar Schmidt Mette Herskin Virginie Michel Miguel Ángel Miranda Chueca Paolo Pasquali Helen Clare Roberts Liisa Helena Sihvonen Hans Spoolder Karl Ståhl Antonio Velarde Arvo Viltrop Christoph Winckler Kris De Clercq Eyal Klement Jan Arend Stegeman Simon Gubbins Sotiria‐Eleni Antoniou Alessandro Broglia Yves Van der Stede Gabriele Zancanaro Inma Aznar |
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| description | Abstract EFSA received a mandate from the European Commission to assess the effectiveness of some of the control measures against diseases included in the Category A list according to Regulation (EU) 2016/429 on transmissible animal diseases (‘Animal Health Law’). This opinion belongs to a series of opinions where these control measures will be assessed, with this opinion covering the assessment of control measures for African Swine Fever (ASF). In this opinion, EFSA and the AHAW Panel of experts reviewed the effectiveness of: (i) clinical and laboratory sampling procedures, (ii) monitoring period and (iii) the minimum radius of the protection and surveillance zone, and the minimum length of time the measures should be applied in these zones. The general methodology used for this series of opinions has been published elsewhere; nonetheless, specific details of the model used for the assessment of the laboratory sampling procedures for ASF are presented here. Here, also, the transmission kernels used for the assessment of the minimum radius of the protection and surveillance zones are shown. Several scenarios for which these control measures had to be assessed were designed and agreed prior to the start of the assessment. In summary, several sampling procedures as described in the diagnostic manual for ASF were considered ineffective and a suggestion to exclude, or to substitute with more effective procedures was made. The monitoring period was assessed as non‐effective for several scenarios and a longer monitoring period was suggested to ensure detection of potentially infected herds. It was demonstrated that the surveillance zone comprises 95% of the infections from an affected establishment, and therefore is considered effective. Recommendations provided for each of the scenarios assessed aim to support the European Commission in the drafting of further pieces of legislation, as well as for plausible ad hoc requests in relation to ASF. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e040223f6d4441ec88ffed9f30cb354f2022-12-22T04:29:49ZengWileyEFSA Journal1831-47322021-01-01191n/an/a10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6402Scientific Opinion on the assessment of the control measures of the category A diseases of Animal Health Law: African Swine FeverEFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (EFSA AHAW Panel)Søren Saxmose NielsenJulio AlvarezDominique Joseph BicoutPaolo CalistriKlaus DepnerJulian Ashley DreweBruno Garin‐BastujiJosé Luis Gonzales RojasChristian Gortázar SchmidtMette HerskinVirginie MichelMiguel Ángel Miranda ChuecaPaolo PasqualiHelen Clare RobertsLiisa Helena SihvonenHans SpoolderKarl StåhlAntonio VelardeArvo ViltropChristoph WincklerKris De ClercqEyal KlementJan Arend StegemanSimon GubbinsSotiria‐Eleni AntoniouAlessandro BrogliaYves Van der StedeGabriele ZancanaroInma AznarAbstract EFSA received a mandate from the European Commission to assess the effectiveness of some of the control measures against diseases included in the Category A list according to Regulation (EU) 2016/429 on transmissible animal diseases (‘Animal Health Law’). This opinion belongs to a series of opinions where these control measures will be assessed, with this opinion covering the assessment of control measures for African Swine Fever (ASF). In this opinion, EFSA and the AHAW Panel of experts reviewed the effectiveness of: (i) clinical and laboratory sampling procedures, (ii) monitoring period and (iii) the minimum radius of the protection and surveillance zone, and the minimum length of time the measures should be applied in these zones. The general methodology used for this series of opinions has been published elsewhere; nonetheless, specific details of the model used for the assessment of the laboratory sampling procedures for ASF are presented here. Here, also, the transmission kernels used for the assessment of the minimum radius of the protection and surveillance zones are shown. Several scenarios for which these control measures had to be assessed were designed and agreed prior to the start of the assessment. In summary, several sampling procedures as described in the diagnostic manual for ASF were considered ineffective and a suggestion to exclude, or to substitute with more effective procedures was made. The monitoring period was assessed as non‐effective for several scenarios and a longer monitoring period was suggested to ensure detection of potentially infected herds. It was demonstrated that the surveillance zone comprises 95% of the infections from an affected establishment, and therefore is considered effective. Recommendations provided for each of the scenarios assessed aim to support the European Commission in the drafting of further pieces of legislation, as well as for plausible ad hoc requests in relation to ASF.https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6402African Swine FeverSuidsdisease control measuresvector borne disease |
| spellingShingle | EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (EFSA AHAW Panel) Søren Saxmose Nielsen Julio Alvarez Dominique Joseph Bicout Paolo Calistri Klaus Depner Julian Ashley Drewe Bruno Garin‐Bastuji José Luis Gonzales Rojas Christian Gortázar Schmidt Mette Herskin Virginie Michel Miguel Ángel Miranda Chueca Paolo Pasquali Helen Clare Roberts Liisa Helena Sihvonen Hans Spoolder Karl Ståhl Antonio Velarde Arvo Viltrop Christoph Winckler Kris De Clercq Eyal Klement Jan Arend Stegeman Simon Gubbins Sotiria‐Eleni Antoniou Alessandro Broglia Yves Van der Stede Gabriele Zancanaro Inma Aznar Scientific Opinion on the assessment of the control measures of the category A diseases of Animal Health Law: African Swine Fever EFSA Journal African Swine Fever Suids disease control measures vector borne disease |
| title | Scientific Opinion on the assessment of the control measures of the category A diseases of Animal Health Law: African Swine Fever |
| title_full | Scientific Opinion on the assessment of the control measures of the category A diseases of Animal Health Law: African Swine Fever |
| title_fullStr | Scientific Opinion on the assessment of the control measures of the category A diseases of Animal Health Law: African Swine Fever |
| title_full_unstemmed | Scientific Opinion on the assessment of the control measures of the category A diseases of Animal Health Law: African Swine Fever |
| title_short | Scientific Opinion on the assessment of the control measures of the category A diseases of Animal Health Law: African Swine Fever |
| title_sort | scientific opinion on the assessment of the control measures of the category a diseases of animal health law african swine fever |
| topic | African Swine Fever Suids disease control measures vector borne disease |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6402 |
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