Existence and Quality of Data on Control Programs for EU Non-regulated Cattle Diseases: Consequences for Estimation and Comparison of the Probability of Freedom From Infection

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Céline Faverjon¹  Lina Costa²  Tanja Knific³  Jaka Jakob Hodnik³  Maria Guelbenzu-Gonzalo⁴  Luís Pedro Carmo⁵  John Berezowski⁵  Madeleine K. Henry⁶  Aurélien Madouasse⁷  Christine Fourichon⁷  Attila Tarpai⁸  Petter Hopp⁸  Mentor Alishani⁹  Anton Gerilovych^1,10  Nicola Pozzato^1,11  Ramon Juste^1,12  Blagica Sekovska^1,13  Sam Strain^1,14  Emmanouil Kalaitzakis^1,15  Katarzyna Dudek^1,16  Rene Mandelik^1,17  Štefan Vilček^1,17  Kerli Mõtus^1,18  Tiina Autio^1,19  Lena-Mari Tamminen^2,20  László Ózsvári^2,21  Inge Santman-Berends^2,23  Gerdien van Schaik^2,23  Annika van Roon^2,24  Alvydas Malakauskas^2,25  Egle Rapaliute^2,25  Beate Conrady^2,26  Hans Houe^2,26  Xhelil Koleci^2,27  Jörn Gethmann^2,28  Madalina Mincu^2,29  Franz-Ferdinand Roch^3,30 

[1] 0Ausvet Europe, Lyon, France;0Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Praça Do Município 11, Portalegre, Portugal;0Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia;1Animal Health Ireland, Carrick-on-Shannon, Ireland;1Veterinary Public Health Institute, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland;2Epidemiology Research Unit, Department of Veterinary and Animal Science, Northern Faculty, Scotland's Rural College, Inverness, United Kingdom;2INRAE, Oniris, BIOEPAR, Nantes, France;3Section of Epidemiology, Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Oslo, Norway;3Veterinary Department of the Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosovo;4Institute for Experimental and Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Kharkiv, Ukraine;4Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Legnaro, Italy;5Department of Animal Health, NEIKER-Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development, Arkaute, Spain;5Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, North Macedonia;6Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland, Dungannon, United Kingdom;6Clinic of Farm Animals, School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece;7Department of Cattle and Sheep Diseases, National Veterinary Research Institute, Pulawy, Poland;7Department of Epizootiology, Parasitology and Protection of One Health, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, Kosice, Slovakia;8Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia;8Veterinary Bacteriology and Pathology Unit, Finnish Food Authority, Kuopio, Finland;9Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden;9Department of Veterinary Forensics and Economics, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, Budapest, Hungary;Complexity Science Hub Vienna, Vienna, Austria;Department of Epidemiology, Royal GD, Deventer, Netherlands;Department of Population Health Sciences, Unit Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands;Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania;Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark;Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania;Institute of Epidemiology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald, Germany;Research and Development Institute for Bovine Balotesti, Ploiesti, Romania;Unit of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, Institute of Food Safety, Food Technology and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria;

关键词: animal health data;    cattle;    control programs;    non-regulated diseases;    output-based;    proof of freedom;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fvets.2021.689375

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Some European countries have successfully implemented country-specific control programs (CPs) for infectious cattle diseases that are not regulated or are regulated only to a limited extent at the European Union (EU) level. Examples of such diseases include bovine viral diarrhea (BVD), infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR), and Johne's disease (JD). The CPs vary between countries in the design and quality of collected data as well as methods used to detect infection and estimate prevalence or probability of freedom from infection. Differences in disease status between countries and non-standardized approaches to assess freedom from infection pose a risk for countries with CPs for non-regulated diseases as infected animals may influence the progress of the disease control or eradication program. The implementation of output-based standards allows estimation and comparison of the probability of freedom for non-regulated cattle diseases in European countries. The aim of the current study was to assess the existence and quality of data that could be used for estimating freedom from infection in European countries. The online data collection tool was sent to 32 countries participating in the SOUND control COST Action and was completed by 24 countries. Data on cattle demographics and data from CPs of IBR and BVD exist in more than 50% of the response countries. However, data describing risk factors and CP of JD was reported as existing in <25% of the countries. The overall quality of data in the sections on demographics and CPs of IBR and BVD were evaluated as “good”, but risk factors and JD data were mostly evaluated as “fair.” Data quality was considered less good mainly due to two quality criteria: accessibility and accuracy. The results of this study show that the quantity and quality of data about cattle populations and CPs are relatively similar in many surveyed countries. The outcome of this work provides an overview of the current situation in the European countries regarding data on EU non-regulated cattle diseases and will further assist in the development and implementation of output-based standards.

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