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Figure 1. Map showing country of where the experts carry their professional activities (N=132)*
Legend: * 132 respondents answered specified the country.
Figure 2. Picture depicting the keywords which respondents considered best described their area of expertise
Figure 3 . Degree of usefulness according to the respondents of type of information found in animal health systems. In decreasing order by extremely useful (N= 213)
Legend: (A) Prevention measures; (B) Efficiency of currently available control measures; (C) Cases/incidence information; (D) Zoonotic potential; (E) Evolution/spread of the disease during time (days, weeks, months); ( F) Mapping display of cases; (G) Vector information; (H) Etiologic agent; (I) Diagnostic methods; (J) Host; (K) Disease information (e.g. Factsheet); (L) Regulations which are in place currently regarding a specific disease; (M) Methodologies for risk analysis which have been described so far; (N) Produce risk estimation; (O) Pathogenesis of the disease; and (P) Treatment.
Figure 4 . Type of data used or needed by the respondents (N= 213)
Legend: Descriptive epidemiology: data on morbidity, mortality, spatio-temporal distribution, demography of hosts. Analytical epidemiology: factors of disease introduction, surveillance network, risk analysis.
Figure 5. Type of data sources needed and used for the respondents daily work (N=213)
Legend: Data source (A) Scientific literature (i.e. published papers in peer reviewed journals, (B) International/national databases, such as those from the OIE, WHO. EUROSTAST, FAOSTATS, EFSA, ECDC, (C) National agencies (data comes from the member states’ national institution, (D) laboratories databases, (E) expert opinion, (F) Questionnaires.
Figure 6 . Hurdle(s) and constraints in obtaining data on animal health (N=213)
Legend: Data accessibility: Physical conditions in which users can obtain data (e.g. where to go, how to order, delivery time). Data availability: degree to which data can instantly accessed.
Figure 7. Forms of preferred data (N=367)
Figure 8. Types of approach, what they work on and primary objective of the risk assessments done by the respondents
Type of risk assessment approach used (N=150)
Legend: Qualitative: An assessment where the output on the likelihood of the outcome or the magnitude of the consequences are expressed in qualitative terms such as high, medium, low or negligible. Quantitative: An assessment where the outputs of the risk assessment are expressed numerically.
Type of risk assessment they work on (N=150
Legend: Release assessment: estimation of the likelihood of a hazard being introduced in a particular zone. Exposure assessment: estimation of the likelihood of susceptible humans or animals being exposed to the hazard. Consequence assessment: Describing the results of the release and exposure to the hazard for humans and animals (health and/or economic consequences).
Primary objectives of the risk assessment (N=150)
Legend : (A) Risk assessment and preparedness in areas involving origin and spread of animal diseases, including zoonoses (B) Provide stakeholders with relevant information and expert advice on issues related to disease preparedness and surveillance of animal diseases and zoonoses (C) Identify key questions for targeted research (D) Provide veterinary diagnostic laboratory services for zoonotic, epizootic and other animal notifiable diseases (E) Evaluate the need for action to support policy changes (F) Identify plausible future scenarios to be prepared to future animal incursions.
Figure 9. Features which are important for the respondents (N=150) to obtain when using a risk analysis platform/tool
Legend. (A) Spread assessment; (B) Pathways of introduction of a disease until the border; (C) produce a quick risk assessment; (D) Produce a report using the system; (E) Produce a risk assessment detailed for a single disease; (F) Produce a risk assessment for two diseases for comparison.
Figure 10. Main issues encountered when using animal health platforms or risk analysis tools by if they find these user friendly or not (N responses = 397)
Figure 11. What is the percentage of importance of the features they look for in an animal health system (N=198)
Legend: (A) Data accessibility and availability; (B) Extraction of information; (C) Extraction of results/information; (D) Display of information; (E) User friendly; (F) The way the results are displayed; (G) Easy to find during web search; (H) Risk assessment methodologies; (I) Easy contact for help, queries and other information; (J) Access software and information while off campus/work space; (K) Publications regarding the tool used; (L) Login fewer times with fewer user accounts and passwords; (M) Be able to customise the interface and functionality that you use.
Figure 12. Boxplots of the percentage of satisfaction by degree of platform usage, most used, used and least used platform
Legend: Most used (N=147); Intermediate use (N=128); Least used (N= 94). The dashed line represents the median of the score distribution between the different experts; the solid lines below and above each rectangle represent, respectively, the first and the third quartiles; adjacent lines to the whiskers represent the limits of the 95% confidence interval; small circles represent outside values.