Table 1.

Input data for risk assessments provided through animal disease monitoring and surveillance systems

	Input provided through monitoring and surveillance systems
Risk assessment step	Animal trade risk assessment	Food safety risk assessment
Hazard identification	Occurrence of risk indicators	Occurrence of risk indicators
	Level and quality of detection of the agent/disease in an animal population	Level and quality of detection of the agent in an animal or product
Release assessment	Prevalence/incidence of agent or disease in exporting country	Prevalence of agent or substance at all points of the production system
	Strain differences if applicable	Detection level of the agent at each point of production
	Level and quality of detection of the disease on a population basis
Exposure assessment	Prevalence/incidence of agent or disease in importing country (endemic level of the agent in the host population)	Prevalence of agent or substance in products
	Prevalence of agent in the environment (water, air, wildlife)	Prevalence of agent or substance in the environment (water, air)
	Strain differences if applicable	Human behaviour and consumption patterns
Consequence assessment	Associated risk factors for the spread of the disease	Incidence of human cases
	Economic parameters that are affected by the exposure to or introduction of the disease	Severity of human cases
		Cost of human cases