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SERO-SURVEILLANCE [1 record]

Record 1 2021-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidemiology
  • Immunology
DEF

An epidemiological study based on the use of serological tests.

CONT

Serosurveillance provides estimates of antibody levels against infectious diseases and is considered the gold standard for measuring population immunity due to past infection or vaccination.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épidémiologie
  • Immunologie
DEF

Étude épidémiologique basée sur l'utilisation de tests sérologiques.

CONT

La surveillance sérologique permet [...] non seulement de déterminer la prévalence d'une infection particulière, mais également d'évaluer l'efficacité d'une campagne d'éradication.

Key term(s)
  • séro-surveillance

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Epidemiología
  • Inmunología
CONT

La vigilancia serológica o serovigilancia es una herramienta cada vez más utilizada por su capacidad de generar información que ayuda a caracterizar la transmisión de las enfermedades y a monitorear el impacto de intervenciones como la vacunación y en la que se puede, por ejemplo, identificar población susceptible.

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