Which zoonotic agents are relevant to Med-Vet-Net?
In November 2003, the European Parliament and Council defined Lists A and B of the Directive 2003/99/EC which specifies those zoonotic agents and diseases considered relevant to the EC. List A, are those zoonoses which must be included in monitoring – Brucellosis, Camplyobacteriosis, Echinococcosis, Listeriosis, Salmonellosis, Trichinellosis, Tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium bovis and Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli. List B defines viral, bacterial and parasitic zoonoses and zoonotic agents that are to be monitored according to the epidemiological situation, including Hepatitis A, Influenza virus and rabies. A complete list can be viewed here.
