Scientific Opinion on the assessment of the control measures of the category A diseases of Animal Health Law: African Swine Fever

• DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6402
• Publication Date: 2021-02-01T06:19:33Z
• Authors: Søren Saxmose Nie...; Julio Alvarez; Dominique Joseph ...; Paolo Calistri; Klaus Depner; Julian Ashley Drewe; Bruno Garin‐Bastuji; José Luis Gonzale...; Christian Gortáza...; Mette Herskin; Virginie Michel; Miguel Ángel Mira...; Paolo Pasquali; Helen Clare Roberts; Liisa Helena Sihv...; Hans Spoolder; Karl Ståhl; Antonio Velarde; Arvo Viltrop; Christoph Winckler; Kris De Clercq; Eyal Klement; Jan Arend Stegeman; Simon Gubbins; Sotiria‐Eleni Ant...; Alessandro Broglia; Yves Van der Stede; Gabriele Zancanaro; Inma Aznar
• Keywords: Animal health

EFSA received a mandate from the European Commission to assess effectiveness of some control measures against diseases included in Category A list according Regulation (EU) 2016/429 on transmissible animal ('Animal Health Law'). This opinion belongs series opinions where these will be assessed, with this covering assessment for African Swine Fever (ASF). In opinion, and AHAW Panel experts reviewed of: (i) clinical laboratory sampling procedures, (ii) monitoring period (iii) minimum radius protection surveillance zone, length time should applied zones. The general methodology used has been published elsewhere; nonetheless, specific details model procedures ASF are presented here. Here, also, transmission kernels zones shown. Several scenarios which had assessed were designed agreed prior start assessment. summary, several as described diagnostic manual considered ineffective suggestion exclude, or substitute more effective was made. non-effective longer suggested ensure detection potentially infected herds. It demonstrated that zone comprises 95% infections an affected establishment, therefore is effective. Recommendations provided each aim support drafting further pieces legislation, well plausible ad hoc requests relation ASF.