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Table 2 Final qualifying criteria and findings from Libya and Tunisia’s TZD prioritization

From: Assessing One Health capacities for transboundary zoonotic diseases at the Libya-Tunisia border

Final qualifying criteria

Pathogen

Tunisia

Libya

Rabies

Brucellosis

RVF

HPAI

WNV

Rabies

Brucellosis

RVF

HPAI/

LPAI

Rickettsia

Endemic in country or region (known history of transboundary spread)

X

X

   

X

X

  

X

Epidemic potential in country or region

 

X

X

X

X

  

X

X

X

Emerging potential in country or region

  

X

X

X

  

X

X

 

Potential for endemic or pandemic in humans or animals

 

X

X

X

  

X

X

X

X

Pathogen of international concern – reportable to WHO

  

X

X

X

  

X

X

 

Pathogen of international concern – reportable to WOAH

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Large disease burden in humans (morbidity/

mortality)

X

 

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

 

Large disease burden in livestock or domestic animals (morbidity/

mortality)

 

X

X

X

  

X

X

X

 

Large impact on imports/exports

 

X

 

X

    

X

 

Listed on national notifiable disease list

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

X

X

 

Listed on WOAH or FAO Transboundary Animal Disease List

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

X

X

 

Regional priority disease

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

X

X

 

Economic, environmental, or social impact

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

X

X

 

Bioterrorism potential

 

X

X

   

X

X

  

Mode of transmission

X

X

 

X

X

X

X

  

X

Accelerated by animal/human movement (legal and illegal)

 

X

X

X

  

X

X

X

 
  1. The table showcases the final qualifying criteria used by Libyan and Tunisian stakeholders to discuss and select bilateral TZDs from their respective national TZDs. The consensus bilateral TZDs are bolded. Abbreviations: RVF Rift Valley fever, HPAI/LPAI Highly pathogenic avian influenza, low pathogenic avian influenza, WNV West Nile virus. An “X” is used to indicate the presence of evidence