Harmonisation of Transmissible Disease Interpretation in the EU (HOTLINE)

EFSA Supporting PublicationsVolume 16, Issue 7 1678E External scientific reportOpen Access Harmonisation Of Transmissible disease Interpretation in the EU (HOTLINE) Polychronis Kostoulas, Polychronis Kostoulas School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, 43100 GreeceSearch for more papers by this authorArmando Giovannini, Armando Giovannini Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale"- National Reference Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology, Programming, Information and Risk Analysis, Teramo, 64100 ItalySearch for more papers by this authorAna Alba, Ana Alba IRTA., Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (CReSA, IRTA-UAB), Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, SpainSearch for more papers by this authorArianna Comin, Arianna Comin Dept. of Disease Control and Epidemiology, Swedish National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala, SwedenSearch for more papers by this authorEleftherios Meletis, Eleftherios Meletis School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, 43100 GreeceSearch for more papers by this authorSimona Iannetti, Simona Iannetti Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale"- National Reference Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology, Programming, Information and Risk Analysis, Teramo, 64100 ItalySearch for more papers by this authorSebastian Napp, Sebastian Napp IRTA., Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (CReSA, IRTA-UAB), Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, SpainSearch for more papers by this authorAnn Lindberg, Ann Lindberg Dept. of Disease Control and Epidemiology, Swedish National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala, SwedenSearch for more papers by this authorNikolaos Solomakos, Nikolaos Solomakos School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, 43100 GreeceSearch for more papers by this author Polychronis Kostoulas, Polychronis Kostoulas School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, 43100 GreeceSearch for more papers by this authorArmando Giovannini, Armando Giovannini Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale"- National Reference Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology, Programming, Information and Risk Analysis, Teramo, 64100 ItalySearch for more papers by this authorAna Alba, Ana Alba IRTA., Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (CReSA, IRTA-UAB), Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, SpainSearch for more papers by this authorArianna Comin, Arianna Comin Dept. of Disease Control and Epidemiology, Swedish National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala, SwedenSearch for more papers by this authorEleftherios Meletis, Eleftherios Meletis School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, 43100 GreeceSearch for more papers by this authorSimona Iannetti, Simona Iannetti Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale"- National Reference Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology, Programming, Information and Risk Analysis, Teramo, 64100 ItalySearch for more papers by this authorSebastian Napp, Sebastian Napp IRTA., Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (CReSA, IRTA-UAB), Campus de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, SpainSearch for more papers by this authorAnn Lindberg, Ann Lindberg Dept. of Disease Control and Epidemiology, Swedish National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala, SwedenSearch for more papers by this authorNikolaos Solomakos, Nikolaos Solomakos School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, 43100 GreeceSearch for more papers by this author First published: 18 July 2019 https://doi.org/10.2903/sp.efsa.2019.EN-1678 Question number: EFSA-Q-2019-00244 Disclaimer: The present document has been produced and adopted by the bodies identified above as author(s). In accordance with Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, this task has been carried out exclusively by the author(s) in the context of a grant agreement between the European Food Safety Authority and the author(s). The present document is published complying with the transparency principle to which the Authority is subject. It cannot be considered as an output adopted by the Authority. The European Food Safety Authority reserves its rights, view and position as regards the issues addressed and the conclusions reached in the present document, without prejudice to the rights of the authors. AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Countries typically collect disease data in a way that is best suited for their specific needs. Therefore, differences exist in the sampling schemes and the diagnostic methods, which produce non-comparable data and, subsequently, non-comparable estimates of the prevalence of disease. The objective of the HOTLINE project was to make disease information comparable and interpretable across different sampling and testing settings. 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