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The document discusses investigating disease outbreaks through epidemiological methods. It describes the key steps in an outbreak investigation: 1) verifying the outbreak by establishing case definitions and identifying cases, 2) plotting an epidemic curve to understand patterns over time, 3) calculating attack rates to assess exposure risk, 4) determining the source through common exposures or geographic clustering, and 5) recommending control measures. The majority of outbreaks are caused by foodborne tra
- Author
- Paviththira siva
- Language
- EN