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. 2018 Mar 1;23(9):17-00161. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.9.17-00161

Table 3. Criterion weights for the FAO/WHO criteria or the Euro-FBP criteria as assessed by direct rating or swing weighting, 2016.

Criterion (short-form) Method
Direct rating Swing weighting
FAO/WHOa Euro-FBP Euro-FPB Euro-FPB
Number of global/Europeanb food-borne illnesses (C1) 0.22 0.23 0.20 0.18
Geographical distribution (C2) 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.13
Morbidity severity (C345) 0.22 0.23 0.22 0.19
Case–fatality ratio (C6) 0.15 0.15 0.22 0.18
Increasing Illness potential (C7) 0.07 0.10 0.10 0.09
Trade relevance (C8) 0.10 0.09 0.07 0.08
Impact on economically vulnerable communities (C9) 0.10 0.07 0.07 0.08
Introduction probability (C10)c 0.07

Euro-FBP: COST Action FA1408, European Network for Foodborne Parasites; FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; WHO: World Health Organization; –: not assessed.

a Weights assessed and used in the global ranking by FAO/WHO conducted in 2012 [4].

b ‘Global’ in the ranking published by FAO/WHO, ‘European’ in the Euro-FBP ranking.

c Criterion not used in the global ranking by FAO/WHO [4].