##  [Asymptomatic Carriage](/index.php/asymptomatic-carriage) 

  ##  [Asymptomatic Carriage](https://health.quantumdictionary.io/asymptomatic-carriage-0) 

  

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Definition

The state in which an animal harbors a pathogen (detectable by culture, molecular test, or other validated method) without exhibiting clinical signs of disease, while retaining the potential to transmit the agent to other hosts through one or more shedding routes.