PMID- 24780587 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150128 LR - 20151119 IS - 1873-1716 (Electronic) IS - 0167-5877 (Linking) VI - 115 IP - 3-4 DP - 2014 Aug 1 TI - Expert consultation on risk factors for introduction of infectious pathogens into fish farms. PG - 238-54 LID - S0167-5877(14)00112-3 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2014.03.017 [doi] AB - An expert consultation was conducted to provide quantitative parameters required to inform risk-based surveillance of aquaculture holdings for selected infectious hazards. The hazards were four fish diseases endemic in some or several European countries: infectious salmon anaemia (ISA), viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS), infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN), and koi herpes virus disease (KHD). Experts were asked to provide estimates for the relative importance of 5 risk themes for the hazard to be introduced into and infect susceptible fish at the destination. The 5 risk themes were: (1) live fish and egg movements; (2) exposure via water; (3) on-site processing; (4) short distance mechanical transmission and (5) distance independent mechanical transmission. The experts also provided parameter estimates for hazard transmission pathways within the themes. The expert consultation was undertaken in a 2 step approach: an online survey followed by an expert consultation meeting. The expert opinion indicated that live fish movements and exposure via water were the major relevant risk themes. Experts were recruited from several European countries and thus covered a range of farming systems. Therefore, the outputs from the expert consultation have relevance for the European context. CI - Crown Copyright (c) 2014. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Oidtmann, Birgit C AU - Oidtmann BC AD - Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, United Kingdom. Electronic address: Birgit.Oidtmann@cefas.co.uk. FAU - Peeler, Edmund J AU - Peeler EJ AD - Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, United Kingdom. FAU - Thrush, Mark A AU - Thrush MA AD - Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, United Kingdom. FAU - Cameron, Angus R AU - Cameron AR AD - AusVet Animal Health Services, 140 Falls Road, Wentworth Falls 2782, NSW, Australia. FAU - Reese, R Allan AU - Reese RA AD - Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, United Kingdom. FAU - Pearce, Fiona M AU - Pearce FM AD - Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, United Kingdom; Ministry for Primary Industries, Pastoral House, 25 The Terrace, Wellington 6011, New Zealand. FAU - Dunn, Peter AU - Dunn P AD - Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, United Kingdom. FAU - Lyngstad, Trude M AU - Lyngstad TM AD - Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Pb 750 Sentrum, 0106 Oslo, Norway. FAU - Tavornpanich, Saraya AU - Tavornpanich S AD - Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Pb 750 Sentrum, 0106 Oslo, Norway. FAU - Brun, Edgar AU - Brun E AD - Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Pb 750 Sentrum, 0106 Oslo, Norway. FAU - Stark, Katharina D C AU - Stark KD AD - Department of Production and Population Health, Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hatfield AL9 7TA, United Kingdom. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20140328 PL - Netherlands TA - Prev Vet Med JT - Preventive veterinary medicine JID - 8217463 SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Aquaculture MH - Europe/epidemiology MH - Expert Testimony MH - Fish Diseases/*epidemiology/*transmission/virology MH - Fishes MH - Risk MH - Risk Assessment MH - Risk Factors MH - Surveys and Questionnaires OTO - NOTNLM OT - Expert consultation OT - Fish OT - Pathogen introduction OT - Risk factor OT - Risk ranking EDAT- 2014/05/02 06:00 MHDA- 2015/01/30 06:00 CRDT- 2014/05/01 06:00 PHST- 2013/08/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/03/18 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2014/03/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/05/01 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/05/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/01/30 06:00 [medline] AID - S0167-5877(14)00112-3 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2014.03.017 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Prev Vet Med. 2014 Aug 1;115(3-4):238-54. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2014.03.017. Epub 2014 Mar 28.