title: Developing a quantitative risk assessment process.
abstract: The international animal health community is advocating a more widespread use of quantitative risk assessment in making international trade decisions. In this article, the authors explain why quantitative risk assessment is a valuable tool, outline a process with key steps for developing a quantitative risk assessment, and describe a method for quantifying the uncertainty associated with the results of a risk assessment.
authors.affiliation: United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Hyattsville, MD 20782.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: McElvaine
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: McDowell
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Ahl
mesh_terms: D000820:Animal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D003132:Commerce / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D005536:Foot-and-Mouth Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D011336:Probability; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States