A curated consensus sequence for all of the DNA in the genome (all of the chromosomes) of a species of organism. Because the reference genome is created as the synthesis of a...

A clone is a group of identical cells (e.g. bacteria) that share a common ancestry, meaning they are derived from the same cell.

Prevalence is the number of instances of disease or related attributes (e.g., infection or resence of antibodies) in a known population, at a designated time, without...

Is the interactive transmission and exchange of information and opinions throughout the risk analysis process concerning risk, risk-related factors and risk perceptions among...

Defined in FoodEx2 (see "FoodEx2")

A previously undefined (unknown) disease or condition, which might result from the evolution or change in an existing pathogen or parasite resulting in a change of strain, host...

See "performance indicator"

In epidemiology it is often used when tracing where and infections has come from (backward-tracing) or where it may have been spread to (forward-tracing).

Term not used in this sector

In the context of epidemiology: Making data from different sources comparable. The processes involved in producing inferentially equivalent data.

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

Case fatality is the concept used to express the proportion of cases of a certain disease that actually dies due to the consequences of that disease.

Case fatality is the concept used to express the proportion of cases of a certain disease that actually dies due to the consequences of that disease.

A collection of concepts and relationships needed to model all the data and information collected in the process of surveillance, including surveillance inputs, methods, and...

An individual animal infected by a pathogenic agent, with or without clinical signs.

Number of target organisms present in a defined volume/weight/area of a sample