The medical features (e.g., symptoms, medical examination findings, and laboratory results) that are used in a case definition.

The number or proportion of cases or events or attributes among a given population

The current state of the disease in the geographical area covered. E.g. free of disease, endemic, etc.

Sampling is the process of selecting a number of cases from all the cases in a particular group or universe.

is the process of bringing a species from its endemic range into a biogeographic area to which it is completely foreign

System for the timely detection and identification of an incursion or emergence of diseases or infections in a country, zone or compartment. An early detection system should be...

Any disease and/or infection that is naturally transmissible directly or indirectly between animals and humans

vector-borne zoonotic disease, spread by Tsetse flies, can be found in humans and animals

The identification and implementation of policies and activities to avoid or minimize the likelihood and/or impact of ongoing or potential zoonotic disease events. In practice,...

The ability of microorganisms of certain species to survive or even grow in the presence of a given concentration of an antimicrobial agent that is usually sufficient to inhibit...

detection of a parasite by feeding a suitable intermediate host (such as an insect) on supposedly infected material (such as blood) and later examining the host for the parasite

The evaluation of the likelihood and the biological and economic consequences of entry, establishment and spread of a hazard

the stage in the parasite life cycle at which it is able to initiate infection of its host(s).

The CFR is a case fatality expressed over time. It is therefore a true rate, since time is included in the denominator. It can be expressed as number of deaths among cases per...

Describes the type of information that will be obtained (using a particular surveillance activity) about a health hazard. The options are early detection/warning of known...

Aggregations of relatively uncommon events or diseases in space and/or time in amounts that are believed or perceived to be greater than could be expected by chance.

Term not used in this sector

Relating to or marked by intensity; denoting a form of treatment by means of very large doses or of substances possessing great strength or activity.

Observer-initiated provision of animal health related data with active investigator involvement e.g. by actively encouraging producers to report certain types of disease or by...