consists of procedures implemented for temporary or continuous observation (e.g. of species dynamics) and is not followed by any additional activities.

Type specimen, type species or type genus.

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a sequence of observation of data points measured over a time interval

Surveillance activities where samples collected for one disease agent are analysed for more than one purpose or for other disease agents, either in parallel or at a later stage.

Factor such as a microorganism whose presence is essential for the occurrence of a disease.

A disease which is characterized by a single or repeated episode of relatively rapid onset and short duration from which the patient usually returns to his/her normal or...

Consists of members of different disciplines, involved in the same task (assessing people, setting goals and making care recommendations) and working alongside each other, but...

The term “abiotic” comes from the root parts “a-” meaning “without,” and “bio,” meaning “life.” The living parts of an ecosystem are called “biotic factors.” Abiotic factors are...

see: Active surveillance

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...

A cross-domain inventory of currently available data sources, methods / algorithms / tools, that support One Health surveillance data generation, data analysis, modelling and...

A contiguous stretch of DNA sequence that is the result of assembly of multiple overlapping sequence reads into a single consensus sequence. A contig requires a complete tiling...

(Disease) surveillance system is an epidemiological practice by which the spread of disease is monitored in order to establish patterns of progression. The main role of disease...

Localized occurrence as opposed to a generalized epidemic.

When DNA sequence is obtained by any experimental method, including both Sanger and next-generation methods, the data are obtained from individual template molecules as a string...

zoonostic disease caused by Coxiella burnetii, spread by inhalation of direct contact to infected animals. Has been detected in > 40 tick species, but tick-borne infection of...

A measure of the number of infections produced, on average, by an infected individual in the early stages of an epidemic, when virtually all contacts are susceptible.

One DALY can be thought of as one lost year of "healthy" life. The sum of these DALYs across the population, or the burden of disease, can be thought of as a measurement of the...

A standard hypothetical prevalence of disease specified at the herd (herd design prevalence, PH) or at the animal level (PA) against which to measure surveillance sensitivity....