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. 2019 Jan 21;17(1):e05556. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5556

Table H.1.

Comparison between animal zoonoses data provided to EFSA and to the European Commission

EFSA European Commission
Tasks and purpose
  • Focus on eight mandatory zoonoses

  • Trends and sources : analyse and report patterns over time

  • Annual situational update

  • Epidemiological data analysis

  • Animal disease information

  • Broader list of diseases to be reported in comparison to EFSA

  • Notification

  • Epidemiological data and financial data (reimbursement)

Data collected
Food animal data, i.e.:
  • Farm animals (poultry, ruminants, pigs, solipeds), wildlife animals
  • Animal‐ and herd‐ and holding‐level data variables
  • Epidemiological data

Information on data models is in following of the annual zoonoses monitoring data reporting on zoonoses, food‐borne outbreaks and antimicrobial resistance (https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/sp.efsa.2018.EN-1368)

Food animal data, i.e.:
  • Mostly farm animals (poultry, ruminants, pigs, solipeds)
  • Animal‐ and herd‐ and holding‐level data variables
  • Decision 2003/886/EC lists the data that the European Commission requests from MS for the Annual Report on bovine and swine diseases as requested by Article 8 of Directive 64/432/EEC
Financial data (Commission Decision 2014/288/EU):
  • D4
  • Food safety programme
  • emergency funding
Epidemiological data:
  • G2
  • Animal health and welfare, 2003/886/EC