Assessment of listing and categorisation of animal diseases within the framework of the Animal Health Law (Regulation (EU) No 2016/429): Trypanosoma evansi infections (including Surra)

摘要

infections (including Surra) have been assessed according to the criteria of the Animal Health Law ( ), in particular criteria of Article 7 on disease profile and impacts, Article 5 on the eligibility of infections (including Surra) to be listed, Article 9 for the categorisation of infections (including Surra) according to disease prevention and control rules as in Annex and Article 8 on the list of animal species related to infections (including Surra). The assessment has been performed following a methodology composed of information collection and compilation, expert judgement on each criterion at individual and, if no consensus was reached before, also at collective level. The output is composed of the categorical answer, and for the questions where no consensus was reached, the different supporting views are reported. Details on the methodology used for this assessment are explained in a separate opinion. According to the assessment performed, it is inconclusive whether infections (including Surra) can be considered eligible to be listed for Union intervention as laid down in Article 5(3) of the because there was no full consensus on the criterion 5 A(v). Consequently, the assessment on compliance of infections (including Surra) with the criteria as in sections 4 and 5 of Annex of the , for the application of the disease prevention and control rules referred to in points (d) and (e) of Article 9(1) is also inconclusive, as well as which animal species can be considered to be listed for infections (including Surra) according to Article 8(3) of the .