Assessment of listing and categorisation of animal diseases within the framework of the Animal Health Law (Regulation (EU) No 2016/429): infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN)

EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare, Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Julio Alvarez, Paolo Calistri, Elisabetta Canali, Julian Ashley Drewe, Bruno Garin-Bastuji, José Luis Gonzales Rojas, Christian Gortázar, Mette S Herskin, Virginie Michel, Miguel Ángel Miranda, Barbara Padalino, Paolo Pasquali, Helen Clare Roberts, Hans Spoolder, Karl Ståhl, Antonio Velarde, Arvo Viltrop, Christoph WincklerJames Bron, Niels Jorgen Olesen, Hilde Sindre, David Stone, Niccolò Vendramin, Sotiria-Eleni Antoniou, Lisa Kohnle, Alexandra Papanikolaou, Anna Eleonora Karagianni, Dominique Joseph Bicout

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Abstract

Infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN) 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 in Article 9, and Article 8 for listing animal species related to IPN. The assessment was performed following a methodology previously 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 the assessment here performed, it is uncertain whether IPN can be considered eligible to be listed for Union intervention according to Article 5 of the AHL (50?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 IPN does not meet the criteria in Section 1 (Category A; 0?1% probability of meeting the criteria) and it is uncertain whether it meets the criteria in Sections 2, 3, 4 and 5 (Categories B, C, D and E; 33?66%, 33?66%, 50?90% and 50?99% probability of meeting the criteria, respectively). The animal species to be listed for IPN according to Article 8 criteria are provided.
Original languageEnglish
Article numbere08028
JournalEFSA Journal
Volume21
Issue number6
Pages (from-to)1-88
Number of pages88
ISSN1831-4732
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Bibliographical note

https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8028

Keywords

  • aquatic animals
  • Animal Health Law
  • infectious pancreatic necrosis
  • listing
  • categorisation
  • impact

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