Table 1.

Capacity to confront zoonotic disease challenges in 44 SSA countries ^a,b.

	Nº (%) of Countries in Each Category
Capacity Level [WHO JEE Score] c	Surveillance Systems	Response Mechanisms
No [1]	8 (18)	17 (38)
Limited [2]	13 (30)	18 (41)
Developed [3]	19 (43)	8 (19)
Demonstrated [4]	3 (7)	1 (2)
Sustainable [5]	1 (2)	0 (0)

^a Adapted from [26]. ^b 34 countries ranked brucellosis as a priority in a list of 24 diseases. ^c [1] Some capacities exist but these are not organized between the animal or public health systems; no coordinated response mechanism; [2] there is a list of 5 priority zoonosis but no specific system for their surveillance or coordinated responses; [3] there are surveillance systems for 1–4 zoonoses and a multisectoral operational mechanism for responses; [4] surveillance systems exist for 5 or more zoonoses, and several experiences confirm the efficiency of the multisectoral response mechanisms; [5] there is a routine sharing of information between sectors and the multisectoral mechanism for response is regularly tested.