Relationships Between Animal Health Monitoring and the Risk Assessment Process

Autor: Salman MD, Stärk KDC
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2001
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Zdroj: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, Vol 42, Iss Suppl 1, Pp S71-S77 (2001)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1751-0147
DOI: 10.1186/1751-0147-42-S1-S71
Popis: Risk assessment is part of the risk analysis process as it is used in veterinary medicine to estimate risks related to international trade and food safety. Data from monitoring and surveillance systems (MO&SS) are used throughout the risk assessment process for hazard identification, release assessment, exposure assessment and consequence assessment. As the quality of risk assessments depends to a large extent on the availability and quality of input data, there is a close relationship between MO&SS and risk assessment. In order to improve the quality of risk assessments, MO&SS should be designed according to minimum quality standards. Second, recent scientific developments on state-of-the-art design and analysis of surveys need to be translated into field applications and legislation. Finally, knowledge about the risk assessment process among MO&SS planners and managers should be promoted in order to assure high-quality data.
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