vector-borne zoonotic disease, spread by ticks, can be found in humans, dogs, horses and rodents and birds can be reservoirs

In disease surveillance, a specific procedure to detect as early as possible any departure from usual or normally observed frequency of phenomena.

the period of increased risk following the exposure.

A general term for measures of association calculated from the data in a two-by-two table, including risk ratio, rate ratio, and odds ratio

How consistently the study results can be reproduced over time.

A previously defined (known) disease that crosses political boundaries to occur in a country or region in which it is not currently recorded as present.

The application of methods, procedures, tests and other evaluations, in addition to monitoring to determine compliance with the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points...

A systematic and independent examination to determine whether activities and related results comply with planned arrangements and whether these arrangements are implemented...

Whether testing is carried out using appropriate methods with quality assurance scheme and timely and accurate delivery of results.

A monitoring system following harmonised technical specifications prepared by EFSA.

Refers to a replica. DNA molecules can be cloned using bacteria or viruses as hosts. A genetic clone can also refer to an organism that is a genetic copy of the original -...

Either the period corresponding to the period preceding the‘use by’ or the minimum durability date, as defined respectively in Articles 9 and 10 of Directive 2000/13/EC

factors that either cause a health person to become sick or cause a sick person to recover

Describes how the sample was selected from the population being monitored or surveyed (e.g. objective sampling, selective sampling, suspect sampling, convenient sampling, census)

Means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); anidentifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or...

A document prepared in accordance with the principles of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) to ensure control of hazards which are significant for food safety...

Provides well-defined guarantees for fitness, accuracy, and consistency for any of various kinds of user input into an application or automated system. Data validation checks...

Aims to to promote knowledge exchange and synchronization of work within ORION (M4).

A target is a specified result that is to be realized within a specific timeframe. For some indicators, the target might simply be to “increase”, “maintain”, or “decrease” from...

An instance of a disease or a genetically determined condition that is discovered first and leads to the discovery of others in a family or population