Assessment of listing and categorisation of animal diseases within the framework of the Animal Health Law (Regulation (EU) No 2016/429): contagious caprine pleuropneumonia

Abstract

Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia has been assessed according to the criteria of the Animal Health Law (AHL), in particular criteria of Article 7 on disease profile and impacts, Article 5 on the eligibility of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia to be listed, Article 9 for the categorisation of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia according to disease prevention and control rules as in Annex IV and Article 8 on the list of animal species related to contagious caprine pleuropneumonia. 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, contagious caprine pleuropneumonia can be considered eligible to be listed for Union intervention as laid down in Article 5(3) of the AHL. The disease would comply with the criteria as in Sections 4 and 5 of Annex IV of the AHL, for the application of the disease prevention and control rules referred to in points (d) and (e) of Article 9(1). The assessment here performed on compliance with the criteria as in Section 1 of Annex IV referred to in point (a) of Article 9(1) is inconclusive. The animal species to be listed for contagious caprine pleuropneumonia according to Article 8(3) criteria are goats and other species of the family Bovidae as susceptible.

Assessment of the control measures for category A diseases of Animal Health Law: Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia

“…Since 2007, it has been shown that wildlife such as wild goats, Laristan mouflons and several antelopes and gazelles are also susceptible to the disease (Arif et al, 2007). CCPP is not a zoonotic disease (OIE, 2009;Spickler, 2015;EFSA AHAW Panel, 2017;OIE, 2019).…”

“…capri (Mmc) and Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides (Mmm) (Thiaucourt, 2003;OIE, 2009;Spickler, 2015;EFSA AHAW Panel, 2017;Thiaucourt et al, 2018;Manso-Silv án and Thiaucourt, 2019;OIE, 2019).…”

“…Short distance airborne transmission has been reported, but no indirect transmission routes (fomites, vectors) are described. It is suspected that chronically infected animals may act as potentially carriers (OIE, 2009;Spickler, 2015;EFSA AHAW Panel, 2017;OIE, 2019;Yatoo et al, 2019).…”

“…Thus, the control of some vaccine batch contents by mass spectrometry has shown that many did not contain, by far, what is expected from a properly manufactured vaccine as described in the OIE manual (Thiaucourt et al, 2018). Vaccination has been used in some countries to control outbreaks, but its use in disease-free countries is limited mainly because of the current absence of DIVA vaccine and the low quality standards of the commercially available vaccines (OIE, 2009;Spickler, 2015;EFSA AHAW Panel, 2017;OIE, 2019).…”

“…CCPP is a contagious disease and in outbreaks the morbidity can reach 100% and mortality 50-80%, depending on the immune status of the animals and the use or not of antimicrobial treatment. Stress due to transport or climatic conditions (cold or wet season) can favour outbreaks (Thiaucourt, 2003;OIE, 2009;Spickler, 2015;EFSA AHAW Panel, 2017;Yatoo et al, 2019).…”