Table 7.
Outcome of the expert judgement related to the criteria of Section 2 of Annex IV (category B of Article 9) for bovine tuberculosis (CI = current impact; PI = potential impact)
| Criteria to be met by the disease: The disease needs to fulfil all of the following criteria | Final outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The disease is present in the whole OR part of the Union territory with an endemic character AND (at the same time) several Member States or zones of the Union are free of the disease | Y |
| 2.1 | The disease is moderately to highly transmissible | Y |
| 2.2 | There be possibilities of airborne or waterborne or vector‐borne spread | Y |
| 2.3 | The disease affects single or multiple species | Y |
| 2.4 | The disease may result in high morbidity with in general low mortality | Y |
| At least one criterion to be met by the disease:In addition to the criteria set out above at point 1–2.4, the disease needs to fulfil at least one of the following criteria | ||
| 3 | The disease has a zoonotic potential with significant consequences on public health, including epidemic potential OR possible significant threats to food safety | N |
| 4(CI) | The disease has a significant impact on the economy of the Union, causing substantial costs, mainly related to its direct impact on the health and productivity of animals | N |
| 4(PI) | The disease has a significant impact on the economy of the Union, causing substantial costs, mainly related to its direct impact on the health and productivity of animals | Y |
| 5(a)(CI) | The disease has a significant impact on society, with in particular an impact on labour markets | N |
| 5(a)(PI) | The disease has a significant impact on society, with in particular an impact on labour markets | N |
| 5(b)(CI) | The disease has a significant impact on animal welfare, by causing suffering of large numbers of animals | N |
| 5(b)(PI) | The disease has a significant impact on animal welfare, by causing suffering of large numbers of animals | Y |
| 5(c)(CI) | The disease has a significant impact on the environment, due to the direct impact of the disease OR due to the measures taken to control it | N |
| 5(c)(PI) | The disease has a significant impact on the environment, due to the direct impact of the disease OR due to the measures taken to control it | Y |
| 5(d)(CI) | The disease has a significant impact on a long‐term effect on biodiversity or the protection of endangered species or breeds, including the possible disappearance or long‐term damage to those species or breeds | N |
| 5(d)(PI) | The disease has a significant impact on a long‐term effect on biodiversity or the protection of endangered species or breeds, including the possible disappearance or long‐term damage to those species or breeds | Y |
Colour code: green = consensus (Yes/No).