Table 2.
Classification of diseases and diagnoses in priority groups, according to the final weighted score, displayed in ranked order
| Very high priority | High priority | Medium priority | Low priority | Very low priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score ≥ 36.8 | ≥30.0 and < 36.8 | ≥22.0 and < 30.0 | ≥17.0 and < 22.0 | Score < 17.0 |
| Pertussis | Rotavirus disease | Invasive pneumococcal disease (children) | Campylobacteriosis | Echinococcosis |
| HIV-infection | Burkholderia cepacia complex | Haemophilus influenzae (Hib) | Tick-borne encephalitis | Yersinia enterocolitica and pseudotuberculosis |
| Hepatitis C | Measles | Clostridium botulinum | Chlamydia pneumoniae | Vibrio cholerae and parahaemolyticus |
| Hepatitis B | Legionellosis | Helicobacter pylori | Zikavirus disease | West Nile virus disease |
| Rubella disease (congenital) | Adenovirus disease | Invasive Enterococci | Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection | Parrot fever |
| Influenza | Invasive Staph. Aureus | Neisseria gonorrhoeae | Herpes simplex (CSF) | Rabies |
| Tuberculosis | Varicella, zona | Syfilis | Giardiasis | Hantaanvirus disease |
| Invasive candidiasis | Polio | Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) | Leishmaniasis | Smallpox |
| Mumps | MERS, SARS and other Coronavirus | Yellow fever disease | Invasive Aspergillosis | Rickettsia |
| Clostridium difficile | Congenital CMV disease | Tularaemia (Francisella tularensis) | Ebola | |
| Invasive E. coli (non STEC/EHEC) | Congenital Toxoplasmose | Hepatitis E | Malaria | |
| Invasive Klebsiella | Tetanus | Trichinosis / trichinellosis | Anaplasmosis | |
| Invasive pneumococcal disease (adults) | Chikungunya disease | Congenital Parvovirus B19 | Hepatitis A | |
| Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease | Mycobacterium non-tuberculosis | Invasive Acinetobacter | Q-fever | |
| Variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease | Listeriosis | Invasive Strep. pyogenes (GAS) | Burkholderia mallei/pseudo mallei | |
| Parainfluenza disease | Shigellosis | Salmonellosis (Typhoid) | Amoebiasis | |
| Non-polio enteroviruses and parechoviruses | Cryptosporidiosis | Invasive and/or congenital Strep. agalactiae (GBS) | Bacillus cereus | |
| Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi senu lato) | Chlamydia trachomatis | Brucellosis | Pasteurella | |
| Invasive Cryptococcosis | Pseudomonas | Dengue | Cyclospora | |
| Meningococcal disease (N. meningitidis) | Salmonellosis (non-typhoid) | Scabies | ||
| Bacillus anthracis | Bartonellosis (B. henselae) | |||
| Shiga-toxin producing E. coli | ||||
| Chagas disease | ||||
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae | ||||
| Dyphtheria | ||||
| Tropheryma whipplei | ||||
| Leptospirose | ||||
| Norovirus disease |
The five priority groups were defined by CART regression. The theoretical maximum possible score per disease was 100, the highest obtained score was 48 (Pertussis).