A qualitative method is a method of analysis whose response is either the presence or absence of the analyte in a certain amount of sample.

Designing a sampling strategy to reduce the cost or enhance the accuracy of surveillance by preferentially sampling strata (e.g. age groups or geographical areas) within the...

Any virus, bacteria, fungus, parasite or other biological entity that is likely to cause a zoonosis

an infectious agent that can produce disease, such as a prion, virus, bacterium, protozoan, fungus, plant or animal. Organism capable of causing a disease.

Surveillance that is focused on one or more pre-defined hazards; often using diagnostic tests for the detection of particular pathogens (e.g. molecular diagnostic tests).

This is the location (‘setting’) where the food was consumed or where the final stages of preparation of the food vehicle took place (e.g. café/restaurant, institution, home,...

A single surveillance activity (defined by the source of data and the methods used for its collection) used to investigate the occurrence of one or more hazards in a specified...

see: Active surveillance

A branching chart that indicates the evolutionary lineage or genetic relatedness of organisms

vector-borne zoonotic disease, spread by mosquitoes, Culex, can be found in humans, horses and birds

See "One Health Surveillanceharmonisation Infrastructure"

Refers to the surveillance system structure, ease of operation and flow of data through the system.

An infectious disease transmissible (as from person to person) by direct contact with an affected individual or the individual's discharges or by indirect means (as by a vector).

The ability of a method to discriminate/make a distinction between isolates

The processing of personal data in such a way that the data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, as long as such...

Method used to determine a portion of the nucleotide sequence of an organisms genome. This technique is based on the selective incorporation of chain-terminating...

Data standards are documented agreements on representation, format, definition, structuring, tagging, transmission, manipulation, use, and management of data.

The proportion of data that were intended to be collected that actually was collected and the proportion of data entries that correctly reflect the true value of the data...

Joint research projects (JRP) are scientific projects that correspond to the priorities described in the strategic research agenda as defined by WP2 and consider the initiatives...

Obtaining evidence that the elements of the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan are effective.