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Case finding – Outbreak Toolkit

Toolkit Public Health Alert (PHA) template 1. This Microsoft Word document provides a suggested template for the content and layout of a Public health alert (PHA). ECDC case … See more

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Outbreak Toolkit – Enteric Outbreak Investigations

WebThe Outbreak Toolkit is a one-stop shop for resources and tools to assist epidemiologists, environmental health officers, public health nurses and other public health practitioners …

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Case definitions – Outbreak Toolkit

WebCase definitions are essential to an effective outbreak investigation. In outbreak investigations, case definitions are used for counting outbreak cases only, they are not …

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Epidemic curves – Outbreak Toolkit

WebOverview. An epidemic curve (or epi curve) is a histogram (bar chart) that shows the distribution of cases over time. The time intervals are displayed on the x axis (the …

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Epidemiological summaries – Outbreak Toolkit

WebAn epidemiological summary (“epi summary”) is a useful tool to share information about an outbreak investigation, and to ensure that all individuals involved are using the same …

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Outbreak identification – Outbreak Toolkit

WebOutbreak identification is the first step in an outbreak investigation. Clusters of illnesses may occur in the same location over the same timeframe, but they do not necessarily arise …

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Prevention and control – Outbreak Toolkit

WebOn this page. Overview; Prevention and control measures; Tools; References; Overview. Information obtained through a foodborne outbreak investigation may be used to …

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Tools – Outbreak Toolkit

WebThis is the primary guidance document for multi-jurisdictional investigations of foodborne illness outbreaks in Canada; it is followed when cases are reported in more than one …

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Epidemiological Assessments Guide – Outbreak Toolkit

WebDownload the alternative format. (PDF format, 300 KB, 6 pages) This guide introduces and describes the recommended data and criteria to consider when assessing the weight of …

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Weight of evidence – Outbreak Toolkit

WebThe Weight of Evidence Guidance Document (see Tools) is a general guidance document developed by Health Canada to aid in the evaluation of microbiological, epidemiological …

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Interpretation criteria for WGS data – Outbreak Toolkit

WebWhole genome sequencing (WGS) is the current method used by PulseNet Canada and provides the most accurate bacterial genetic fingerprint possible. The following table …

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Communication and coordination – Outbreak Toolkit

WebEffective communication and coordination between investigative partners is fundamental to any outbreak investigation . The complexity of investigations in terms of the number of …

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Line lists – Outbreak Toolkit

WebToolkit line list and data dictionary. This Microsoft Excel-based tool is designed to be used as a template for foodborne outbreak investigation line lists. Once data has been …

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Public health conferences – Outbreak Toolkit

WebThe ESCAIDE programme will offer a huge range of exciting presentations, posters, seminars and workshops on all aspects of infectious disease prevention and control, …

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Hypothesis generation – Outbreak Toolkit

WebOverview. Generating hypotheses is an important, but often challenging, step in an outbreak investigation. When generating hypotheses, it is best to keep an open mind and to cast a …

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Laboratory methods and surveillance – Outbreak Toolkit

WebThe National Enteric Surveillance Program (NESP) is a program administered by the Enteric Diseases Program at the National Microbiology Laboratory and the Centre of Foodborne, …

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Case interviewing – Outbreak Toolkit

WebA case interview is an interaction between an outbreak interviewer and a case (or proxy) or other persons involved in the outbreak (e.g., food handlers, managers of a restaurant). …

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Epidemiologic curve exercise dataset – Outbreak Toolkit

WebEpidemiologic curve exercise dataset. Download the alternative format with completed exercise in Excel. (Excel format, 31KB, 6 sheets)

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Questionnaire repository – Outbreak Toolkit

WebOn this page. PHAC hypothesis generating questionnaires; External questionnaires; PHAC hypothesis generating questionnaires. Cyclospora (English, French)E. coli (English, …

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