"epidemiološko spremljanje": stalno sistematično zbiranje, analiziranje, razlaga in razširjanje zdravstvenih podatkov, vključno z epidemiološkimi študijami glede vrst nalezljivih bolezni, določenih v Prilogi, zlasti glede poti in načinov širjenja teh bolezni v času in prostoru, in analiza dejavnikov tveganja za zmanjšanje takih bolezni s ciljem, da se uvedejo ustrezni preventivni in protiepidemijski ukrepi.
'epidemiological surveillance`: the ongoing systematic collection, analysis, interpretation and dissemination of health data, including epidemiological studies, concerning the categories of communicable diseases set out in the Annex, in particular relating to the pattern of spread of such diseases over time and space and analysis of the risk factors for contracting such diseases, for the purpose of enabling appropriate preventive measures and counter-measures to be taken;