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active surveillance
Investigator-initiated collection of animal health related data using a defined protocol to perform actions that are scheduled in advance. Decisions about whether information is... -
feed
any substance or product, including additives, whether processed, partially processed or unprocessed, intended to be used for oral feeding to animals -
incidence proportion
The number of new cases within a specified time period divided by the size of the population initially at risk. -
analytical epidemiological evidence
a statistically significant association between zoonosis in a foodstuff and an infected human/ animal/ batch in an analytical epidemiological study -
introduction
import (see import), and the placing of goods under the customs procedures referred to in points (b) to (f) of Article 4(16) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92, as well as their... -
complete linkage clustering
one of several methods of agglomerative hierarchical clustering. At the beginning of the process, each element is in a cluster of its own. The clusters are then sequentially... -
food law
The laws, regulations and administrative provisions governing food in general, and food safety in particular, whether at Community or national level; it covers any stage of... -
hazard analysis
The process of collecting and evaluating information on hazards and conditions leading to their presence to decide which are significant for food safety and therefore should be... -
epidemiological cut-off values
are measures of a drugs minimum inhibitory concentration distribution that separate bacterial populations into those representative of a wild type population, and those with... -
indicator-based surveillance
Traditional disease surveillance which relies on the collection of data about the occurrence of pre-defined diseases or conditions and which uses agreed-upon case definitions;... -
epidemiological cluster
Aggregations of relatively uncommon events or diseases in space and/or time in amounts that are believed or perceived to be from a common source. -
identity check
a visual inspection to ensure that certificates or other documents accompanying the consignment tally with the labelling and the content of the consignment -
data standard
Data standards are documented agreements on representation, format, definition, structuring, tagging, transmission, manipulation, use, and management of data.
