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Table 3 Epidemiology and occurrence of priority TZDs in Libya and Tunisia

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

Pathogen

Endemic

Epidemic Potential

Emerging/

Re-emerging

Cases Reported (2013–2023)

Transboundary Spillover Risk

Tunisia

Libya

Tunisia

Libya

Tunisia

Libya

Tunisia

Libya

Animal

Human

Animal

Human

Tunisia

Libya

Avian Influenzaa,b

  

X

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

X

X

Brucellosis b

X

X

    

X

X

X

X

X

X

RVF a,b

  

X

X

X

X

  

X

 

X

X

CCHF a,b

  

X

X

X

X

 

X

  

X

X

Rabies b

X

X

    

X

X

X

X

X

X

  1. Epidemiology, outbreak occurrence in humans and animals over the last ten years, and transboundary spillover risk for the five priority TZDs in Libya and Tunisia. Abbreviations: RVF Rift Valley fever, CCHF Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. An “X” is used to indicate the presence of evidence following literature review
  2. aNotifiable to WHO
  3. bNotifiable to WOAH