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. 2022 May 10;20(5):e07311. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7311

Table 6.

Outcome of the expert judgement on Article 5 criteria

Criteria to be met by the disease:

According to the AHL, a disease shall be included in the list referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1 of Article 5 if it has been assessed in accordance with Article 7 and meets all of the following criteria

Outcome

Median range

(%)

Criterion fulfilment Number of na Number of experts
A(i) The disease is transmissible 90–99 Fulfilled 0 11
A(ii) Animal species are either susceptible to the disease or vectors and reservoirs thereof exist in the Union 99–100 Fulfilled 0 11
A(iii) The disease causes negative effects on animal health or poses a risk to public health due to its zoonotic character 95–100 Fulfilled 0 11
A(iv) Diagnostic tools are available for the disease 90–100 Fulfilled 0 11
A(v) Risk‐mitigating measures and, where relevant, surveillance of the disease are effective and proportionate to the risks posed by the disease in the Union 33–66 Uncertain 0 11

At least one criterion to be met by the disease:

In addition to the criteria set out above at point A(i)–A(v), the disease needs to fulfil at least one of the following criteria

B(i) The disease causes or could cause significant negative effects in the Union on animal health, or poses or could pose a significant risk to public health due to its zoonotic character 66–95 Fulfilled 0 11
B(ii) The disease agent has developed resistance to treatments which poses a significant danger to public and/or animal health in the Union 90–95 Fulfilled 0 11
B(iii) The disease causes or could cause a significant negative economic impact affecting agriculture or aquaculture production in the Union 66–90 Fulfilled 0 11
B(iv) The disease has the potential to generate a crisis or the disease agent could be used for the purpose of bioterrorism 5–25 Not fulfilled 0 11
B(v) The disease has or could have a significant negative impact on the environment, including biodiversity, of the Union 10–33 Not fulfilled 0 11

na: not applicable.