Zoonooside seire on zoonooside, zoonoossete haigusetekitajate ja nendega seotud ravimresistentsuse esinemist käsitlevate andmete kogumise, analüüsimise ja avaldamise süsteem.
Member States shall collect relevant and comparable data in order to identify and characterise hazards, to assess exposures and to characterise risks related to zoonoses and zoonotic agents.
The bacteria of interest are those which can potentially transfer between animals and man (zoonotic organisms). Specifically, this includes bacteria which are common causes of food poisoning such as Salmonella, Campylobacter and E. coli.