Differences in health status or in the distribution of health determinants between different population groups.

Process of estimating concentration or intensity, duration, and frequency of exposure to an agent that can affect health.

Data analysis describing the observations. findings are often presented over time and in relation to the metadata collected along side the sample eg. origin, type, animal,...

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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.

A change in the morphology, physiology, growth, development, reproduction or life span of an organism, system, or (sub)population that results in an impairment of functional...

Passive clinical and laboratory surveillance systems that are enhanced by sentinel surveillance and/or community-based surveillance strategies that rely on a wider range of...

causative agent that has been characterised to the level (of speciation/sub-typing (e.g. sero-/phage-/ribotyping), or molecular typing) needed to link the human cases to each...

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The occurrence of more cases of disease than expected in a given area or among a specific group of people over a particular period of time.

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

antimicrobials are classified in several ways, including: spectrum of activity, effect on bacteria and mode of action

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...

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

Study of the occurrence of disease or other health-related characteristics in human populations. General observations concerning the relationship of disease to basic...

import and the placing of goods under the customs procedures referred to in points (b) to (f) of Article 4(16) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92, as well as their entry into a free...

Analytical or descriptive epidemiological evidence.

An epidemic in which new cases of disease occur over a long period, indicating persistence of the disease source.

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definition stating when the sample is considered to be positive for the zoonotic agent or when the person, animal, herd or flock is considered to be infected with the zoonotic...