Title: Statement on a conceptual framework for bovine tuberculosis
Abstract: EFSA JournalVolume 12, Issue 5 3711 StatementOpen Access Statement on a conceptual framework for bovine tuberculosis EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW), EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW)Search for more papers by this author EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW), EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW)Search for more papers by this author First published: 26 May 2014 https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2014.3711Citations: 4 Panel members: Edith Authie, Charlotte Berg, Anette Bøtner, Howard Browman, Ilaria Capua, Aline De Koeijer, Klaus Depner, Mariano Domingo, Sandra Edwards, Christine Fourichon, Frank Koenen, Simon More, Mohan Raj, Liisa Sihvonen, Hans Spoolder, Jan Arend Stegeman, Hans-Hermann Thulke, Ivar Vågsholm, Antonio Velarde, Preben Willeberg and Stéphan Zientara. Correspondence: [email protected] Acknowledgement: The AHAW Panel wishes to thank the members of the Working Group on Bovine Turberculosis: Preben Willeberg, Arjan Stegeman, Edith Authie, Mariano Domingo, Rowland Kao, Catherine Devitt, Gareth Enticott, Ziv Shkedy, and the hearing experts: Charlotte Dunoyer, Barbara Dufour, Julio Alvarez, Maria Laura Boschiroli, Ana Botelho, Ilian Boykovski, Mart De Jong, Simona Forcella, Monika Gonano, Margaret Good, Szilard Janosi, Jolanda Jansen, Simon More, Irmgard Moser, Maria Pacciarini, Ivo Pavlik, Susanna Sternberg Lewerin, Sarah Welby and Mariagrazia Zanoni for the preparatory work on this statement, and EFSA staff: Frank Verdonck, Gabriele Zancanaro and José Cortinas Abrahantes for the support provided to this scientific opinion. Adoption date: 14 May 2014 Published date: 26 May 2014 Question number: EFSA-Q-2013-0531 On request from: EFSA AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Abstract Control and eradication of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a challenge owing to the complex interactions between the pathogen, hosts and local environments. Modelling various bTB situations may lead to improved understanding of the ways in which different factor combinations and interactions influence occurrence, surveillance outcomes and control efforts. A conceptual framework would help to outline, from an epidemiological perspective, which factors influence bTB infection, detection and control, and how they might interact in various European situations. The conceptual framework on bTB described in this statement is built around an anchor model describing the interactions between the most important biological and non-biological parameters involved in bTB infection, detection and control. The interactions are examined at three levels, corresponding to three 'units of interest', in the case of bTB the animal, the herd and the area levels. The conceptual framework is intended to help understand the inputs that should be considered when developing a specific component of the episystem (i.e. the ecological context of the epidemiological problem). It should be able to help both in the generation and interpretation of predictive and analytical models (dealing with a specific component of the framework) designed to answer specific questions regarding bTB. The relationship between the conceptual framework and particular examples related to the force of infection, the non-biological context and testing of bTB are explained and discussed in the document. Citing Literature Volume12, Issue5May 20143711 ReferencesRelatedInformation