TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessment of listing and categorisation of animal diseases within the framework of the Animal Health Law (Regulation (EU) No 2016/429)
T2 - West Nile fever
AU - EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare, null
AU - More, Simon J.
AU - Bøtner, Anette
AU - Butterworth, Andrew
AU - Calistri, Paolo
AU - Depner, Klaus
AU - Edwards, Sandra
AU - Garin-Bastuji, Bruno
AU - Good, Margaret
AU - Gortazar Schmidt, Christian
AU - Michel, Virginie
AU - Miranda, Miguel Angel
AU - Nielsen, Søren Saxmose
AU - Raj, Mohan
AU - Sihvonen, Liisa
AU - Spoolder, Hans
AU - Stegeman, Jan Arend
AU - Thulke, Hans-Hermann
AU - Velarde, Antonio
AU - Willeberg, Preben
AU - Winckler, Christoph
AU - Baldinelli, Francesca
AU - Broglia, Alessandro
AU - Dhollander, Sofie
AU - Beltran-Beck, Beatriz
AU - Kohnle, Lisa
AU - Morgado, Joana
AU - Bicout, Dominique
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - West Nile fever (WNF) has been assessed according to the criteria of the Animal Health Law (AHL), in particular criteria of Article 7 on disease profile and impacts, Article 5 on the eligibility of WNF to be listed, Article 9 for the categorisation of WNF according to disease prevention and control rules as in Annex IV and Article 8 on the list of animal species related to WNF. The assessment has been performed following a methodology composed of information collection and compilation, expert judgement on each criterion at individual and, if no consensus was reached before, also at collective level. The output is composed of the categorical answer, and for the questions where no consensus was reached, the different supporting views are reported. Details on the methodology used for this assessment are explained in a separate opinion. According to the assessment performed, WNF can be considered eligible to be listed for Union intervention as laid down in Article 5(3) of the AHL. The disease would comply with the criteria as in Sections 2 and 5 of Annex IV of the AHL, for the application of the disease prevention and control rules referred to in points (b) and (e) of Article 9(1). The animal species to be listed for WNF according to Article 8(3) criteria are several orders of birds and mammals as susceptible species and several families of birds as reservoir. Different mosquito species can serve as vectors.
AB - West Nile fever (WNF) has been assessed according to the criteria of the Animal Health Law (AHL), in particular criteria of Article 7 on disease profile and impacts, Article 5 on the eligibility of WNF to be listed, Article 9 for the categorisation of WNF according to disease prevention and control rules as in Annex IV and Article 8 on the list of animal species related to WNF. The assessment has been performed following a methodology composed of information collection and compilation, expert judgement on each criterion at individual and, if no consensus was reached before, also at collective level. The output is composed of the categorical answer, and for the questions where no consensus was reached, the different supporting views are reported. Details on the methodology used for this assessment are explained in a separate opinion. According to the assessment performed, WNF can be considered eligible to be listed for Union intervention as laid down in Article 5(3) of the AHL. The disease would comply with the criteria as in Sections 2 and 5 of Annex IV of the AHL, for the application of the disease prevention and control rules referred to in points (b) and (e) of Article 9(1). The animal species to be listed for WNF according to Article 8(3) criteria are several orders of birds and mammals as susceptible species and several families of birds as reservoir. Different mosquito species can serve as vectors.
KW - West Nile fever, WNF, West Nile virus, WNV, Animal Health Law, listing, categorisation, impact
U2 - 10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4955
DO - 10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4955
M3 - Journal article
SN - 1831-4732
VL - 15
JO - E F S A Journal
JF - E F S A Journal
IS - 8
M1 - e04955
ER -