TY - JOUR

T1 - Assessment of listing and categorisation of animal diseases within the framework of the Animal Health Law (Regulation (EU) 2016/429)

T2 - Bacterial kidney disease (BKD)

AU - EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare, null

AU - Nielsen, Søren Saxmose

AU - Alvarez, Julio

AU - Calistri, Paolo

AU - Canali, Elisabetta

AU - Drewe, Julian Ashley

AU - Garin-Bastuji, Bruno

AU - Gonzales Rojas, José Luis

AU - Gortázar, Christian

AU - Herskin, Mette S

AU - Michel, Virginie

AU - Miranda Chueca, Miguel Ángel

AU - Padalino, Barbara

AU - Roberts, Helen Clare

AU - Spoolder, Hans

AU - Ståhl, Karl

AU - Velarde, Antonio

AU - Viltrop, Arvo

AU - Winckler, Christoph

AU - Bron, James

AU - Olesen, Niels Jorgen

AU - Sindre, Hilde

AU - Stone, David

AU - Vendramin, Niccolò

AU - Antoniou, Sotiria Eleni

AU - Aznar, Inma

AU - Papanikolaou, Alexandra

AU - Karagianni, Anna Eleonora

AU - Bicout, Dominique Joseph

PY - 2023

Y1 - 2023

N2 - Bacterial kidney disease (BKD) was assessed according to the criteria of the Animal Health Law (AHL), in particular the criteria of Article 7 on disease profile and impacts, Article 5 on its eligibility to be listed, Annex IV for its categorisation according to disease prevention and control rules as laid out in Article 9 and Article 8 for listing animal species related to BKD. The assessment was performed following the ad hoc method on data collection and assessment developed by AHAW Panel and already published. The outcome reported is the median of the probability ranges provided by the experts, which indicates whether each criterion is fulfilled (lower bound ≥?66%) or not (upper bound ≤?33%), or whether there is uncertainty about fulfilment. Reasoning points are reported for criteria with an uncertain outcome. According to this assessment, BKD can be considered eligible to be listed for Union intervention according to Article 5 of the AHL (66?90% probability). According to the criteria in Annex IV, for the purpose of categorisation related to the level of prevention and control as in Article 9 of the AHL, the AHAW Panel concluded that BKD does not meet the criteria in Sections 1, 2 and 3 (Categories A, B and C; 1?5%, 33?66% and 33?66% probability of meeting the criteria, respectively) but meets the criteria in Sections 4 and 5 (Categories D and E; 66?90% and 66?90% probability of meeting the criteria, respectively). The animal species to be listed for BKD according to Article 8 criteria are provided.

AB - Bacterial kidney disease (BKD) was assessed according to the criteria of the Animal Health Law (AHL), in particular the criteria of Article 7 on disease profile and impacts, Article 5 on its eligibility to be listed, Annex IV for its categorisation according to disease prevention and control rules as laid out in Article 9 and Article 8 for listing animal species related to BKD. The assessment was performed following the ad hoc method on data collection and assessment developed by AHAW Panel and already published. The outcome reported is the median of the probability ranges provided by the experts, which indicates whether each criterion is fulfilled (lower bound ≥?66%) or not (upper bound ≤?33%), or whether there is uncertainty about fulfilment. Reasoning points are reported for criteria with an uncertain outcome. According to this assessment, BKD can be considered eligible to be listed for Union intervention according to Article 5 of the AHL (66?90% probability). According to the criteria in Annex IV, for the purpose of categorisation related to the level of prevention and control as in Article 9 of the AHL, the AHAW Panel concluded that BKD does not meet the criteria in Sections 1, 2 and 3 (Categories A, B and C; 1?5%, 33?66% and 33?66% probability of meeting the criteria, respectively) but meets the criteria in Sections 4 and 5 (Categories D and E; 66?90% and 66?90% probability of meeting the criteria, respectively). The animal species to be listed for BKD according to Article 8 criteria are provided.

KW - aquatic animals

KW - Animal Health Law

KW - bacterial kidney disease

KW - listing

KW - categorisation

KW - impact

U2 - 10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8326

DO - 10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8326

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 37908448

VL - 21

JO - E F S A Journal

JF - E F S A Journal

SN - 1831-4732

IS - 10

M1 - e08326

ER -