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traceback

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traceback
an epidemiological strategy of locating the origin of an outbreak. The usual tactic is to enforce the use of identifying markers such as tailtags with codes identifying the vendors.

traceback
Epidemiology Any maneuver designed to follow a public health issue–eg, outbreak of infection or exposure to a toxic substance–to its source. See Lookback, Outbreak.


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If a Vibrio case reports consuming seafood, it is the responsibility of the county and state public health departments to collect information for a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) traceback investigation of the source of the bacteria and its potential further risk to consumers using the CDC Cholera and Other Vibrio Illness Surveillance Report form (CDC, 2007).
In general, RE has the advantage of high speed, low latency, and simple control but it consumes more power than the Traceback (TB) mechanism since it needs to move the data among the memories in every cycle.
based IdentiGEN's DNA TraceBack system, a USDA Process Verified, DNA-based traceback system for indisputable product verification.
 
 
 
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