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...

the central authority of a Member State competent for the organisation of official controls or any other authority to which that competence has been conferred; it shall also...

Any undertaking, whether for profit or not and whether public or private, carrying out any of the activities related to any stage of production, processing and distribution of...

the presence or introduction of a hazard

means a group of animals with a defined epidemiological relationship that share approximately the same likelihood of exposure to a pathogenic agent. This may be because they...

Any action and activity that can be used to prevent or eliminate a food safety hazard or reduce it to an acceptable level.

Surveillance that is focused on one or more pre-defined hazards (disease, condition, biological, chemical or physical agent, or event) often this form of surveillance uses...

surveillance system which involves reports of specific diseases from health care providers to public health officials. Such information may be described as structured...

consist of a fixed set of conserved species specific genes

Different scientifically valid methodologies may be used for the analysis of non-random surveillance data. Where no data are available, estimates based on expert opinions,...

Base calling is the process of algorithmically deciding the incorporated nucleotide from the signal intensities that are detected during sequencing process.

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...

A period of subclinical or inapparent pathologic changes following exposure, ending with the onset of symptoms of infectious disease.

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When the totality of a population or sub-population, on which the data are reported, is included.

the presence or introduction of a hazard

The international, transdisciplinary, and intersectoral research, knowledge, and policies for improving population health and health determinants on a planetary scale.

A food-borne disease or food-borne illness is defined as a disease, usually either infectious or toxic in nature, caused by agents that enter the body through the ingestion of...

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The examination of commercial documents and, where appropriate, of documents required under feed or food law that are accompanying the consignment.