A review of endangered wildlife hosts in Europe for selected pathogens to be targeted by One Health surveillance

EFSA has been asked by the EU-Commission to assess the prioritization of cross-border pathogens that threaten the Union to be used in setting up a coordinated surveillance system under the One Health (OH) approach. A list of 50 pathogen has been considered in a first stage by the OH Working Group of EFSA. Under this OH approach, the criteria to be applied for prioritization of pathogens in further steps should consider that emerging infectious diseases have arisen from or been identified in wildlife, with health implications for humans, domestic animals, and wildlife. The identified infectious diseases pose a threat to wildlife populations and biodiversity and are perceived by the society as real risks to wildlife conservation. We elaborated a list of potential endangered wildlife hosts distributed in Europe for each pathogen. Hosts species were classified as Near Threatened (NT), Vulnerable (BVU), Endangered (EN) and Critically Endangered (CE) based on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Their endemicity status was also indicated. To consider a species as potential hosts, a literature review was performed in PubMED and diagnosis included direct detection of pathogen and immunological response. A complete table and data sources are presented in excel