Outbreaks, Control and Surveillance of Measles



Outbreaks, Control and Surveillance of Measles

Initial Steps in investigation of outbreak of measles in Australia

Investigation of outbreaks of measles includes an amalgamation of laboratory, environmental and epidemiological investigation. There should be an establishment of a case definition at the investigation stage of outbreak management. In this investigation, a case definition is created with the help of a standard set of criteria in order to make a decision whether a person should be categorized as affected by the health condition or disease or not. Description of case consists of the following four components (Anonymous, 2012):

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