Assessment of listing and categorisation of animal diseases within the framework of the Animal Health Law (Regulation (EU) No 2016/429): Salmonella infection in poultry with serotypes of animal health relevance (S. Pullorum S. Gallinarum and S. arizonae)

摘要

infection in poultry ( Pullorum, Gallinarum and ) has been assessed according to the criteria of the Animal Health Law ( ), in particular criteria of Article 7 on disease profile and impacts, Article 5 on the eligibility of to be listed, Article 9 for the categorisation of according to disease prevention and control rules as in Annex and Article 8 on the list of animal species related to . 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, can be considered eligible to be listed for Union intervention as laid down in Article 5(3) of the . The disease would comply with the criteria as in Sections 4 and 5 of Annex of the , for the application of the disease prevention and control rules referred to in points (d) and (e) of Article 9(1). The assessment here performed on compliance with the criteria as in Section 1 of Annex referred to in point (a) of Article 9(1) is inconclusive. The main animal species to be listed for according to Article 8(3) criteria are all species of domestic poultry and wild species of mainly Anseriformes and Galliformes, as indicated in the present opinion.