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Epidemic
The occurrence of more cases of disease than expected in a given area or among a specific group of people over a particular period of time.-
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Early Warning Surveillance (Epidemiological Watch, Epidemiovigilance, Scannin...
Surveillance of health indicators and diseases in defined populations to increase the likelihood of timely detection of undefined (new) or unexpected (exotic or reemerging)...-
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Vectorial Ecology
transmission of a pathogen from vertebrate host to another within the adequate environmental conditions-
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Vector
An animal, most often an arthropod, which picks up the pathogen from an infected person or animal and transmits it to a susceptible individual.-
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Foodborne Outbreak
An incidence, observed under given circumstances, of two or more human cases of the same disease and/or infection, or a situation in which the observed number of human cases...-
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Serotype
A group of closely related microorganisms distinguished by a characteristic set of antigens; alsothe set of antigens characteristic of such a group-
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Epidemic
The condition in which a disease spreads rapidly through a community in which that disease is normally not present or is present at a low level.-
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Cluster
An aggregation of cases of a disease, injury, or other health condition (particularly cancer and birth defects) in a circumscribed area during a particular period without regard...-
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Continuing Source Epidemic (Outbreak)
An epidemic in which new cases of disease occur over a long period, indicating persistence of the disease source.-
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Antibiotic
A drug that kills or stops the growth of bacteria. Antibiotics are a type of antimicrobial. Penicillin and ciprofloxacin are examples of antibiotics.-
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Economic efficiency
Whether the surveillance system produces the desired effect without wasting resources. Three levels of economic efficiency can be defined: - Optimisation: maximising the net...-
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Zoonotic Infection
Infection that causes disease in human populations but can be perpetuated solely in nonhuman host animals (e.g., bubonic plague); may be enzootic.-
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Hazard
Inherent capability of an agent or a situation to have an adverse effect. A factor or exposure that may adversely affect health. Loosely, in lay speech a synonym for RISK; in...-
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Hazard Analysis
In public health risk assessment: The qualitative or quantitative estimation of the likelihood of adverse effects that may result from exposure to specified health hazards or...-
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Incidence Proportion
The number of new cases within a specified time period divided by the size of the population initially at risk.-
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False alarm rate
Proportion of negative events (e.g. non-outbreak periods) incorrectly classified as events (e.g.outbreaks). This is the inverse of the specificity but can be more easily...-
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