Table 1 Input data for risk assessments provided through animal disease monitoring and surveillance systems
From: Relationships Between Animal Health Monitoring and the Risk Assessment Process
Input provided through monitoring and surveillance systems | ||
|---|---|---|
Risk assessment step | Animal trade risk assessment | Food safety risk assessment |
Hazard identification | Occurrence of risk indicators | Occurrence of risk indicators |
Level and quality of detection of the agent/disease in an animal population | Level and quality of detection of the agent in an animal or product | |
Release assessment | Prevalence/incidence of agent or disease in exporting country | Prevalence of agent or substance at all points of the production system |
Strain differences if applicable | Detection level of the agent at each point of production | |
Level and quality of detection of the disease on a population basis | ||
Exposure assessment | Prevalence/incidence of agent or disease in importing country (endemic level of the agent in the host population) | Prevalence of agent or substance in products |
Prevalence of agent in the environment (water, air, wildlife) | Prevalence of agent or substance in the environment (water, air) | |
Strain differences if applicable | Human behaviour and consumption patterns | |
Consequence assessment | Associated risk factors for the spread of the disease | Incidence of human cases |
Economic parameters that are affected by the exposure to or introduction of the disease | Severity of human cases | |
Cost of human cases | ||