Assessment of listing and categorisation of animal diseases within the framework of the Animal Health Law (Regulation (EU) No 2016/429): infection with Brucella abortus B. melitensis and B. suis

摘要

The infection with , 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 the infection with , and to be listed, Article 9 for the categorisation of the infection with , and according to disease prevention and control rules as in Annex and Article 8 on the list of animal species related to the infection with , and . 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, the infection with , and can be considered eligible to be listed for Union intervention as laid down in Article 5(3) of the . The disease complies with the criteria as in Sections 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Annex of the , for the application of the disease prevention and control rules referred to in points (b), (c), (d) and (e) of Article 9(1). The animal species to be listed for the infection with , and according to Article 8(3) criteria are several mammal species, as indicated in the present opinion.