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indicator-based surveillance
surveillance system which involves reports of specific diseases from health care providers to public health officials. Such information may be described as structured... -
documentary check
The examination of commercial documents and, where appropriate, of documents required under feed or food law that are accompanying the consignment. -
clinical surveillace
Propective case finding (based on clinical criteria) and peer review to improve identification of adverse events -
confirmed case definition
A set of uniformly applied criteria for determining whether an individual should be identified as having a particular disease, injury, or other health condition. In... -
enhanced passive surveillance
Observer-initiated provision of animal health related data with active investigator involvement e.g. by actively encouraging producers to report certain types of disease or by... -
continous series of lots
a series of lots produced, manufactured or commercialised on a continuous manner, under conditions presumed uniform. The inspection of a continuous series of lots can only be... -
critical control point
A step at which control can be applied and is essential to prevent or eliminate a food safety hazard or reduce it to an acceptable level. -
general surveillance
Surveillance that is not focused on specific hazards and uses general tests (e.g. clinical examination or gross pathology). Syndromic surveillance is a form of general... -
event-based (media-based, digital) surveillance
Surveillance that complements indicator-based surveillance by continuously scanning the Internet and other communication media to detect information that might lead to the... -
health inequalities
Differences in health status or in the distribution of health determinants between different population groups. -
disease status
The current state of the disease in the geographical area covered. E.g. free of disease, endemic, etc. -
dose response assessment
The determination of the relationship between the magnitude of exposure (dose) to a chemical, biological or physical agent and the severity and/or frequency of associated...
