An epidemiological analysis of the temporal and spatial patterns of LSD epidemics and of the risk factors for LSD spread in south-eastern Europe was performed, based on the data collected from affected and at risk countries. Since 2015, the extent of the ...
African swine fever virus (ASFV) has been notified in the Baltic countries and the eastern part of Poland from the beginning of 2014 up to now. In collaboration with the ASF-affected Member States (MS), EFSA is updating the epidemiological analysis of ASF ...
A new fungus, Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal), was identified in wild populations of salamanders in The Netherlands, Belgium and in kept populations in Germany and UK. EFSA assessed the potential of Bsal to affect the health of wild and kept sa ...
This report provides an analysis and critical assessment of the sampling strategy, the data collected, and the detection methods used in the Echinococcus multilocularis surveillance carried out in Finland, Ireland, Malta, United Kingdom (UK) and Norway in ...
Porcine epidemic diarrhoea (PED) is a non-zoonotic viral disease of pigs caused by a coronavirus and characterised by watery diarrhoea and weight loss. PED is not notifiable to the EU or World Organisation for Animal Health listed but it is notifiable at ...
This report provides an analysis and critical assessment of the sampling strategy, the data collected, the detection methods used and the results of the Echinococcus multilocularis (E. multilocularis) surveillance carried out in Finland, Ireland, Malta, U ...
In order to identify the drivers for spillover of Ebola virus from animal to humans, a set of drivers for spillover of infectious diseases was identified from the literature. A subset of scientific studies was used to structure a corpus of relevant argume ...
Visual inspection of a bee hive or commodity combined with the use of traps is recommended to screen for small hive beetle (SHB) presence. Any observation or result of a screening test suggesting the presence of SHB should be confirmed. Treatments like he ...
This report provides an analysis and critical assessment of the sampling strategy, the data collected, and the detection methods used in the Norwegian 2012–2013 E. multilocularis surveillance campaigns and reported in the context of Regulation (EU) No 115 ...
The Commission requested EFSA to assess three studies concerning the use of rubber slats in pig holdings regarding the statistical differences between the welfare outcomes for sows and gilts when comparing concrete slatted floors and floors with a rubber ...