the ability of a method to discriminate/make a distinction between isolates

A collection of clearly defined, mutually exclusive, and exhaustive terms, which are the only choices for usage in a specific surveillance context. Compared to ontologies (see...

clinical investigation in animals is considered as a selective way of sampling and results in a number of samples obtained in a passive way. The samples obtained and analysed...

the aspect of epidemiology concerned with why and how a health problem occurs. Analytic epidemiology uses comparison groups to provide baseline or expected values so that...

the use of one or several molecular methods to derive the serotype (examples PCR and/or sequencing)

food specifically intended forinfants

Analytical or descriptive epidemiological evidence.

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

Term not used in this sector

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...

a drug which, at low concentrations, exerts an action against microbial pathogens and exhibits selective toxicity towards them. Antimicrobials typically include antibiotics but...

Data that are expressed in a summary form (e.g., summary statistics)

An aggregation of cases in a circumscribed area during a particular period without regard to whether the number of cases is more than expected (often the expected number is not...

Any undertaking whether for profit or not and whether public or private, carrying out any operation of production, manufacture, processing, storage, transport or distribution of...

No definition could be identified for this sector

dietary food for special medical purposes, as defined in Commission Directive 1999/21/EC

The segment of clinical research for which an investigator directly interacts with patients in either an outpatient or inpatient setting. This definition excludes studies for...

public health surveillance based on the public health officials' initiative to contact the physicians laboratory or hospital staff or other relevant sources to report data (i.e....

Inherent capability of an agent or a situation to have an adverse effect. A factor or exposure that may adversely affect health. Loosely, in lay speech a synonym for RISK; in...

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...