One Health Transboundary Assessment for Priority Zoonoses

The One Health Transboundary Assessment for Priority Zoonoses (OHTAPZ) tool is an assessment tool for cross-sectoral prioritization of transboundary zoonotic diseases (TZDs), and mapping of systems for One Health coordination at formal border crossings.  The tool uses a phased approach to bring together multisectoral stakeholders, create a consensus list of priority TZDs, identify existing processes for communication and coordination across and between sectors and levels, analyze strengths and weaknesses of existing operations, and recommend actions to address gaps in coordination from the local, subnational, national, and transboundary levels. OHTAPZ adds to the toolkit of modular, flexible, and easily adaptable approaches to One Health systems assessments that can support national, bilateral/regional capacity strengthening, regional epidemic preparedness, and compliance with international frameworks. See Center for Health Security: current projects. Provided is a copy of the manual and all appendices that are referenced in the manual, which can be downloaded individually in the "Files" tab section. To download the manual and all appendices as a single zip folder, choose “2025-10-OHTAPZ-JHRDR with Appendices.” (2025-11)