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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > animal and human health > human health and safety > public health > disease eradication
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > human health and safety > public health > disease eradication
Preferred Term:

disease eradication

Definition:
Termination of all transmission of infection by global extermination of the infectious agent through surveillance and containment.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
public health
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • disease elimination
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/307908
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RDF/XMLCreated 2017-09-07, last modified 2017-11-10