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Table 2 Typology of outbreak events studied (a Biosafety level I not mentioned in this table includes no containment and unlikely to cause disease)

From: Methodology for assessment of public health emergency preparedness and response synergies between institutional authorities and communities

 

Biosafety classificationa

 

II (containment, moderate risk)

III (high containment, serious/potentially lethal)

IV (maximum containment, life-threatening disease)

Expected

 

VTEC (Ireland)

 

Surprising

Norovirus (Iceland)

TBE (Netherlands)

CCHF (Spain)