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Outbreak is a classification used in epidemiology to describe a small, localized group of people or organisms infected with a disease. Such groups are often confined to a village or a small area. Two linked cases of an infectious disease are usually sufficient to constitute an outbreak. Outbreaks may also refer to epidemics, which affect a region in a country or a group of countries, or pandemics, which describe global disease outbreaks.

Outbreak Investigation

When investigating disease outbreaks, the epidemiology profession has developed a number of widely accepted steps. As described by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, these include the following:

Verify the diagnosis related to the outbreak
Identify the existence of the outbreak: is the group of ill persons normal for the time of year, geographic area, etc.?
Create a case definition to define who/what is included as a case
Complete descriptive epidemiology: describe outbreak with respect to time, place, and people
Develop a hypothesis: what appears to be causing the outbreak?
Study hypothesis: collect data and perform analysis
Refine hypothesis and carry out further study
Develop and implement control and prevention systems
Release findings to greater community

Types

Common source (Point source)

Propagated

Continuous source

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