The objectives of the framework contract resulting from this procurement procedure are as follows: estimate the dual burden (zDALYs) of nine foodborne zoonoses in the EU Member States and EEA/EFTA countries (campylobacteriosis, salmonellosis, listeriosis, infection with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), zoonotic tuberculosis, brucellosis, trichinellosis, echinococcosis, and yersiniosis), estimate the possible tangible (direct and indirect costs) and intangible costs of human and animal disease, which are not considered in zDALYs, for the nine specified foodborne zoonoses, develop a methodological framework to combine the zDALYs and costs estimators into an overall estimator, for the specified nine foodborne zoonoses.

Precise description of the services is available in the tender specifications of the open call for tenders.