Assessment of listing and categorisation of animal diseases within the framework of the Animal Health Law (Regulation (EU) No 2016/429): antimicrobial-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in dogs and cats.

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  • Nielsen, Søren Saxmose
  • Dominique Joseph Bicout
  • Paolo Calistri
  • Elisabetta Canali
  • Julian Ashley Drewe
  • Bruno Garin-Bastuji
  • José Luis Gonzales Rojas
  • Christian Gortázar
  • Mette S Herskin
  • Virginie Michel
  • Miguel Ángel Miranda Chueca
  • Barbara Padalino
  • Paolo Pasquali
  • Helen Clare Roberts
  • Hans Spoolder
  • Karl Ståhl
  • Antonio Velarde
  • Arvo Viltrop
  • Christoph Winckler
  • Francesca Baldinelli
  • Alessandro Broglia
  • Lisa Kohnle
  • Julio Alvarez
  • EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa ( P. aeruginosa) was identified among the most relevant antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacteria in the EU for dogs and cats in a previous scientific opinion. Thus, it 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 its eligibility to be listed, Annex IV for its categorisation according to disease prevention and control rules as in Article 9, and Article 8 for listing animal species related to the bacterium. The assessment has been performed following a methodology previously published. The outcome is the median of the probability ranges provided by the experts, which indicates whether each criterion is fulfilled (lower bound ≥ 66%) or not (upper bound ≤ 33%), or whether there is uncertainty about fulfilment. Reasoning points are reported for criteria with uncertain outcome. According to the assessment here performed, it is uncertain whether AMR P. aeruginosa can be considered eligible to be listed for Union intervention according to Article 5 of the AHL (33-90% probability). According to the criteria in Annex IV, for the purpose of categorisation related to the level of prevention and control as in Article 9 of the AHL, the AHAW Panel concluded that the bacterium does not meet the criteria in Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 (Categories A, B, C and D; 0-5%, 1-5%, 5-33% and 5-33% probability of meeting the criteria, respectively) and the AHAW Panel was uncertain whether it meets the criteria in Section 5 (Category E, 33-90% probability of meeting the criteria). The animal species to be listed for AMR P. aeruginosa according to Article 8 criteria are mainly dogs and cats.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere07310
JournalE F S A Journal
Volume20
Issue number5
Pages (from-to)1-78
Number of pages78
ISSN1831-4732
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Publication statusPublished - May 2022

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