Protocol for the descriptive epidemiological analysis on African swine fever

This technical report describes the protocol for the first Term of Reference (TOR 1) of the European Commission request for the scientific and technical assistance on African swine fever (ASF). This TOR 1 requests annual descriptive epidemiological analysis of the spread and impact of ASF in the domestic pig and wild boar populations in the affected EU Member States and neighbouring countries. This report presents the interpretation of the TOR, the questions and elements of the mandate, and the data and methods chosen to address those questions. The ASF epidemiological reports to be produced from 2023 to 2028 will include data from six different sources to address: i) the surveillance activities performed for ASF and their performance; iii) the spatial and temporal dynamics of the disease in the last year, and iii) the impact of the disease in domestic pigs and wild boar populations.

This publication is linked to the following EFSA Journal article: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8016/full