A set of uniformly applied criteria for determining whether an individual should be identified as having a particular disease, injury, or other health condition. In...

the ultimate consumer of a foodstuff who will not use the food as part of any foodbusiness operation or activity

The ability of a microbe (germ) to resist the effects of a drug. Antimicrobial-resistant germs are not killed by the drugs that are typically used against them and may continue...

A pathogen present in food, which may cause human disease(s) or illness through consumption of food contaminated with the pathogen and / or the biological products produced by...

A group of people/animals/food stuff in the population with a higher-than expected risk for developing a particular disease/harbouring the hazard, which may be defined on a...

An infectious disease transmissible (as from person to person) by direct contact with an affected individual or the individual's discharges or by indirect means (as by a vector).

The number of new cases within a specified time period divided by the size of the population initially at risk.

In descriptive epidemiology, we describe the distribution of an exposure or outcome, without seeking to explain the distribution by looking for associations.

The occurrence in a community or region of cases of an illness, specific health-related behavior, or other health-related events clearly in excess of normal expectancy.

a substance produced by or derived from a microorganism, which destroys or inhibits the growth of other microorganisms.

First case of a disease to be identified at the start of an outbreak. The index case is the first patient that indicates the existence of an outbreak. It does not necessarily...

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A biological chemical or physical agent in or a condition of an animal or animal product with the potential to cause an adverse health effect.

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SectorFood Safety Definition The mortality rate or death rate is the mortality expressed as a proportion of the population.

A number of animals of one kind kept together under human control or a congregation of gregarious wild animals.