Quantitative risk assessment for infectious disease introduction in animal populations: a comprehensive review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Quantitative risk assessments (QRA) are valuable decision-support tools for estimating disease introduction risks in animal populations.

Methods

This review analyzed peer-reviewed QRA studies published between 2010 and 2024 that focused on risk of introduction, aiming to identify methodological trends and challenges.

Results

From the 1,933 studies screened, only 34 (2%) met inclusion criteria, primarily assessing risk through movements of live animals (n = 20), animal products (n = 7), both live animals and their products (n = 2), or vectors (n = 5), with no studies addressing aquatic animals. Most QRAs focused on livestock (n= 11 ruminants, n = 6 swine, n = 4 poultry, n = 2 equids and n = 1 ruminant

SUBMITTER: Marques ARP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12551396 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature