Agricoltura e Diritto: Sicurezza Alimentare
| English |
| epidemiological surveillance |
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| Attestation |
3
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| Part of speech |
Noun phrase
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| Grammatical label |
Uncountable
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| Variant |
Epidemiosurveillance
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| Definition |
The ongoing systematic collection, analysis, interpretation and dissemination of health data, including epidemiological studies, concerning the categories of communicable diseases, in particular relating to the pattern of spread of such diseases over time and space and analysis of the risk factors for contracting such diseases, for the purpose of enabling appropriate preventive measures and counter-measures to be taken.
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| Definition source |
Decision No 2119/98/EC
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| Context |
As regards epidemiological surveillance, the network shall be established by bringing into permanent communication with one another, through all appropriate technical means, the Commission and those structures and/or authorities which, at the level of each Member State and under the responsibility of that Member State, are competent at national level and are charged with collecting information relating to the epidemiological surveillance of communicable diseases, and by establishing procedures for the dissemination of the relevant surveillance data at Community level.
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| Context source |
Decision No 2119/98/EC
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| Subject field |
Food safety
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| Sub-field |
White paper on food safety: Commission's proposals
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| Generic concept |
Monitoring
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| Coordinate concept |
HACCP, Post-mortem test, Traceability, Precautionary principle, Rapid alert system
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| Related concept |
Hygiene of food
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| fr |
Surveillance épidémiologique
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| it |
Sorveglianza epidemiologica
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| Reliability code |
3
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