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case finding, the act of locating individuals with a disease. case in epidemiology, an animal which has the specified disease or condition which is under investigation. case abstract a structured summary of a case report suitable for computer entry; permits machine sorting and retrieval and leads an investigator to the original paper records on which detailed descriptions must be based. case-control sampling selection of cases as a sample to use in a case-control study (below). case-control study a retrospective, analytical, epidemiological study. A group of pre-existing cases of the disease are matched with a selected group of control animals that do not have the disease so that the presence or otherwise of an hypothesized disease determinant can be ascertained in both groups. case fatality rate the proportion of cases with a specified condition which die within a specified time. case finding the strategy of surveying a population to find the sick animals that are the foci of infection; an essential early step in the eradication of any disease. case history the collected data concerning an individual, contact and related animals, environment and management procedures, including any past medical history and any other information that may be useful in analyzing and diagnosing the case or for instructional or research purposes. index case the first case recorded in an outbreak. case management care of a sick animal including specific and supportive medication, surgical intervention, housing, bedding, nutrition, restraint, collection of specimens for submission to laboratory or stall-side tests. case population the group of animals in the total population which are sick or infected, as distinct from the control population, which are not sick or infected. case recording entry in records of the clinical findings of individual sick animals. May be structured or unstructured, paper or machine, with or without the accounting record for the case. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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