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Risk analysis has been used for looking at nuclear reactors, chemical emissions, space exploration & in many other areas. However, its use in veterinary public health has only occurred in the last 10 years or so. Today it is a widely used and accepted way of looking at food safety issues & zoonoses.
 
Risk analysis has been used for looking at nuclear reactors, chemical emissions, space exploration & in many other areas. However, its use in veterinary public health has only occurred in the last 10 years or so. Today it is a widely used and accepted way of looking at food safety issues & zoonoses.
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=Components & Terminology=
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Due to being used in a variaty of disciplines the exact chain of events that make up  risk analysis can take more than one format.
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In the most widely used format in Veterinary Public Health Risk Analysis consists of:
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#Hazard Identification.
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#Risk Assessment.
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#Risk Management.
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#Risk Communication.
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