Taylor DN, Wachsmuth IK, Shangkuan YH, Schmidt EV, Barrett TJ, Schrader JS, et al. Many epidemiologists use the terms outbreak and epidemic interchangeably, but the public is more likely to think that epidemic implies a crisis situation. Scan the column of attack rates among those who ate the specified items and consider the three criteria listed on the previous page. However, this ideal is not always met. A new physician, infection control nurse, or healthcare facility may more consistently report cases, when in fact there has been no change in the actual occurrence of the disease. Similarly, to control an outbreak of influenza-like illness in a nursing home, affected residents could be cohorted, that is, put together in a separate area to prevent transmission to others. Detection, isolation, and molecular subtyping of. A case definition includes clinical criteria and particularly in the setting of an outbreak investigation restrictions by time, place, and person. A spot map may even plot sites of recreational or other outdoor exposures. If you are a member of an institution with an active account, you may be able to access content in one of the following ways: Typically, access is provided across an institutional network to a range of IP addresses. Adapted from: Lukacs SL, Hsu V, Harper S, Handzel T, Hayslett J, Khabbaz R,,et al. Efforts to prevent fecal-oral transmission often focus on rearranging the environment to reduce the risk of contamination in the future and on changing behaviors, such as promoting hand washing. If you believe you should have access to that content, please contact your librarian. If the disease and its incubation period are known, the epi curve can be used to deduce a probable time of exposure and help develop a questionnaire focused on that time period. In a second study they compared restaurant exposures of case-patients and healthy restaurant patrons to identify a specific menu item, a meat and cheese sandwich. This information can be found on disease fact sheets available on the Internet or in the, Identify the peak of the outbreak or the median case and count back on the. The first key principle of outbreak management is to recognise an outbreak and establish that it actually exists. The lesson learned is that when the epidemiology does not fit the usual or natural patterns of transmission, investigators should think about intentional modes of transmission. In previous similar outbreaks, what have been the sources, modes of transmission, and risk factors for the disease? In other words, they should be similar to the cases except that they dont have the disease. More details regarding standard and transmission-based precautions can be obtained from the relevant sections of the manual. What will you do first, second, and third? Cookies used to track the effectiveness of CDC public health campaigns through clickthrough data. If so, where are the new cases? Sometimes investigators collect enough information to perform descriptive epidemiology without leaving their desks, and decide that a field investigation is necessary only if they cannot reach a convincing conclusion without one. The attack rate is high among those exposed to the item. A square indicates the location where the envelope was opened. For example, in an outbreak of hypervitaminosis D that occurred in Massachusetts in 1991, investigators found that all of the case-patients drank milk delivered to their homes by a local dairy. Describe the role of an epidemiologist during an outbreak investigation. Nygrd K, Schimmer B, Sbstad , Walde A, Tveit I, Langeland N, Hausken T, Aavitsland P. BMC Public Health. Emerg Infect Dis 2003;9:3769. Some investigators use a more quantitative approach and calculate a population attributable risk percent for each food. Why are some groups with particular age, sex, or other person characteristics at greater risk than other groups with different person characteristics? For airborne diseases, strategies may be directed at modifying ventilation or air pressure, and filtering or treating the air. Only approved chemicals should be used in accordance with facility cleaning protocols. Available from: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. Description: Name: Michael, S; Age: 53; Phone: 555-4899; Address: 48 Valley Hill Dr., Brookville, VA; County: Columbia; Sex: Male; Race: Black; Disease: Lyme Disease; Date of Onset: 9/02/2006; Lab Confirmed? (28) In a line listing, each column represents an important variable, such as name or identification number, age, sex, case classification, etc., while each row represents a different case. Outliers cases that dont fit into the body of the curve may provide important clues. Algorithm for patient management. Generally, an exposure that has the following three characteristics or criteria is considered a strong suspect: Relative and attributable risk. Typically, hypotheses in a field investigation are evaluated using a combination of environmental evidence, laboratory science, and epidemiology. Clipping is a handy way to collect important slides you want to go back to later. Such questions about the data may lead to hypotheses that can be tested by appropriate analytic techniques. A 95% confidence interval, the interval used most commonly by epidemiologists, corresponds to a p=0.05 cut-off. In 1989, a worldwide epidemic of a previously unrecognized syndrome occurred. Visit my father and buy the locally produced ground beef that he sells in his store. Establishment of MRSA outbreak management policy. CARIES_RISK_ASSESSMENT_and_MANAGEMENT (1).pptx, Intermittent Fasting Guide_Lose Weight Fast.pdf, 9 Strategies To Boost The Value Of Your Dental Practice.pdf, Brief and easy information about antiseptics, How to Choose the Best Hair Loss Treatment Solution for You.pdf, No public clipboards found for this slide, Enjoy access to millions of presentations, documents, ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and more. [Investigation of outbreaks of food-borne diseases]. an outbreak control team 11 2.2.3 Membership of the OCT 11 2.2.4 OCT meetings 12 2.2.5 Resources for the OCT 12 2.2.6 OCT up-scaling 13 3.1 Overview 14 3.2 Principles of Outbreak Management 14 3.3 Outbreak Management 15 1. Conceptually, the next step after identifying and gathering basic information on the persons with the disease is to systematically describe some of the key characteristics of those persons. An outbreak or an epidemic is the occurrence of more cases of disease than expected in a given area or among a specific group of people over a particular period of time. Descriptive Epidemiology 19 3. Because cases can occur from 15 to 50 days after exposure, all cases from a point source exposure should occur within a span of 50 15 = 35 days. Without a proper denominator, attack rates cannot be calculated. A5. Using the dates of onset listed below, draw an epidemic curve. Klee AL, Maldin B, Edwin B, IPoshni I, Mostashari F, Fine A, et al. Ensure responsibility is assigned to one person on each unit for screening accountability. Frequency distributions of the clinical features are useful in characterizing the spectrum of illness, verifying the diagnosis, and developing case definitions. Is the attack rate low among persons not exposed to that item? Figure 6.2a Outbreak of SalmonellaEnteritidis Gastroenteritis Maryland, 2003 (Epidemic Curve by 12-Hour Intervals). Thus you would look for exposures during the weeks of October 7 and 14, plus or minus a few days. In this article, we describe the methodological approach of a field outbreak investigation illustrated by examples taken from our experience. Examples of case report forms are shown in Figure 6.1 (in Exercise 6.5). The key principles of outbreak investigation and management are: Recognising and confirming the outbreak . Bopp DJ, Saunders BD, Waring AL, Waring AL, Ackelsberg J, Dumas N, et al. Laboratory confirmation for all cases may be a challenge for many diseases in these contexts. Patients from the same physician practice or hospital who do not have the disease in question. All laundry should be managed in accordance with AS/NZS 4146:2000 Laundry Practice. Lukacs SL, Hsu V, Harper S, Handzel T, Hayslett J, Khabbaz R, et al. sharing sensitive information, make sure youre on a federal Before Figure 6.2b Outbreak of SalmonellaEnteritidis Gastroenteritis Maryland, 2003 (Epidemic Curve by 6-Hour Intervals). Outbreak Management Definition An outbreak of infection is defined as: An incident in which two / more people experiencing a similar illness are linked in time or place A greater than expected incidence of infection compared to the usual background rate for the particular location A single case for certain rare diseases Furthermore, the well was found to be close to the manure pits and a septic tank for the workers dormitory. Presented at 53rd Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service Conference, April 1923, 2004, Atlanta. Once the outbreak has been deemed to be cleared then terminal cleaning should be completed for all affected areas. (32), Figure 6.6 Cases of Pneumonia by Room, Nursing Home A New Jersey, 2001. Outcomes of treated human granulocytic ehrlichiosis cases. For librarians and administrators, your personal account also provides access to institutional account management. If patient information is disclosed to unauthorized persons without the patients permission, the patient may be stigmatized or experience rejection from family and friends, lose a job, or be evicted from housing. This information forms the basis for predicting whether more or fewer cases will occur in the near future. This also leads to specialization, accuracy, and speed in the workforce. As an example, consider again the outbreak of Legionnaires disease that occurred in Louisiana described at the end of Step 6. Single case of disease caused by an uncommon agent (e.g., glanders, smallpox, viral hemorrhagic fever, inhalational or cutaneous anthrax) without adequate epidemiologic explanation, Unusual, atypical, genetically engineered, or antiquated strain of an agent (or antibiotic-resistance pattern), Higher morbidity and mortality in association with a common disease or syndrome or failure of such patients to respond to usual therapy, Unusual disease presentation (e.g., inhalational anthrax or pneumonic plague), Disease with an unusual geographic or seasonal distribution (e.g., tularemia in a non-endemic area, influenza in the summer), Stable endemic disease with an unexplained increase in incidence (e.g., tularemia, plague), Atypical disease transmission through aerosols, food, or water, in a mode suggesting deliberate sabotage (i.e., no other physical explanation), No illness in persons who are not exposed to common ventilation systems (have separate closed ventilation systems) when illness is seen in persons in close proximity who have a common ventilation system, Several unusual or unexplained diseases coexisting in the same patient without any other explanation, Unusual illness that affects a large, disparate population (e.g., respiratory disease in a large population may suggest exposure to an inhalational pathogen or chemical agent), Illness that is unusual (or atypical) for a given population or age group (e.g., outbreak of measles-like rash in adults), Unusual pattern of death or illness among animals (which may be unexplained or attributed to an agent of bioterrorism) that precedes or accompanies illness or death in humans, Unusual pattern of death or illness among humans (which may be unexplained or attributed to an agent of bioterrorism) that precedes or accompanies illness or death in animals, Ill persons who seek treatment at about the same time (point source with compressed epidemic curve), Similar genetic type among agents isolated from temporally or spatially distinct sources, Simultaneous clusters of similar illness in noncontiguous areas, domestic or foreign, Large number of cases of unexplained diseases or deaths. Looks like youve clipped this slide to already. For other diseases, particularly those with a relatively short incubation period, hour of onset may be more suitable (see Lesson 6). Infection can be caused by bacteria, fungi, viruses or prions and can affect almost all body systems. Traditionally, the information described above is collected on a standard case report form, questionnaire, or data abstraction form. Return to text. Return to text. In fact, any sudden rise in the number of cases suggests sudden exposure to a common source one incubation period earlier (Figure 6.3). The cases that stand apart may be just as informative as the overall pattern. Using the epidemiologic data, the investigators were able to implicate the ultrasonic mist machine that sprayed the fruits and vegetables. Then calculate a chi-square or other statistical test. For example, contaminated foods should be discarded, and surgical equipment is routinely sterilized to prevent transmission. The NZS4304:2002 standard identifies healthcare waste containing pathogens as infectious waste; waste meeting this definition needs to be handled accordingly. Becker KM, Moe CL, Southwick KL, MacCormack JN. Environmental inspection of the fairgrounds identified lack of chlorination of the well supplying water to that zone. Adherence to the principles of strict hand hygiene and the 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene can play a significant role in preventing further cases and reducing environmental contamination. If you are traveling to another country, you will need a passport and often a visa. So the investigators rejected the null hypothesis (that beef was not associated with illness) and adopted the alternative hypothesis (that beef was indeed associated with illness). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Do not use an Oxford Academic personal account. Infection Prevention & Control. Instant access to millions of ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, podcasts and more. What is needed for outbreak investigation Steps in disease outbreak investigations. In practice, choosing who the most appropriate control group is may be quite difficult. Alternatively, they may conduct active surveillance by telephoning or visiting the facilities to collect information on any additional cases. Capt. All laundry should always be handled with the use of appropriate PPE. Cleaning equipment, such as clothes, should preferably be disposable. Investigators of an outbreak of salmonellosis in The Dalles, Oregon, were stumped when they were able to implicate salad bars in several local restaurants, but could not identify any common ingredients or distribution system. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association, 2004. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an effective and environmentally sensitive approach to pest management that relies on a combination of common-sense practices. Yes. Oxford University Press makes no representation, express or implied, that the drug dosages in this book are correct. Saving Lives, Protecting People, Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice, Third Edition, Find cases systematically and record information, As necessary, reconsider, refine, and re-evaluate hypotheses, Compare and reconcile with laboratory and/or environmental studies, Implement control and prevention measures, /nchstp/tb/pubs/ssmodules/module7/ss7background.htm, Deputy Director for Public Health Science and Surveillance, Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services, Division of Scientific Education and Professional Development, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, A peripheral eosinophil count of 1,000 cells/mm. Several counties are shaded to indicate the number of cases in that location. The descriptive epidemiology may provide useful clues that can be turned into hypotheses. Weed and pest animal management is an integral part of managing natural resources and agricultural systems. Figure 6.2c Outbreak of SalmonellaEnteritidis Gastroenteritis Maryland, 2003 (Epidemic Curve by One Day Intervals), Figure 6.2d Outbreak of SalmonellaEnteritidis Gastroenteritis Maryland, 2003 (Epidemic Curve by 6-Hour Intervals). In fact, often these two steps are addressed at the same time. The reader will know about the definition and how to detect outbreak from routine official surveillance and unofficial sources. Are the clinical features consistent with the diagnosis? Do they know anyone else with the disease? First, consider what you know about the disease itself: What is the agents usual reservoir? Case finding and line listing 6. Choosing controls. Wearing of long pants and sleeves and use of insect repellent are recommended to reduce the risk of Lyme disease and West Nile virus infection. 4. You could calculate a p-value that is not less than 0.05 and consequently fail to reject the null hypothesis, which may turn out to be true. The management transition from response to recovery (both timing and methods) must be carefully planned and implemented to avoid problems. Description: The number of exposed cases times the number of unexposed controls divided by the number of exposed controls times the number of unexposed cases. The key feature of analytic epidemiology is a comparison group. Second, many investigators clinicians and non-clinicians find it useful to visit one or more patients with the disease. Adapted from: Foodborne transmission of hepatitis A Massachusetts, 2001. Some outbreak investigations require no special equipment while an investigation of SARS or Ebola hemorrhagic fever may require personal protective equipment such as masks, gowns, and gloves. These cookies perform functions like remembering presentation options or choices and, in some cases, delivery of web content that based on self-identified area of interests. All appliances, work benches and equipment are to be effectively sanitised. When designing a case-control study, one of the most important decisions is deciding who the controls should be. Definitions 3. Once the decision to conduct a field investigation of an acute outbreak has been made, working quickly is essential as is getting the right answer. Investigators of a school-based gastroenteritis outbreak might describe occurrence by grade or classroom, and by student versus teacher or other staff. Confirmed: A suspected or probable case with laboratory confirmation. For example, the epidemic curves shown in Figures 6.2b and 6.2c display the same data as in Figure 6.2a; the x-axis is measured in units of 12 hours in Figure 6.2a, 6 hours in Figure 6.2b, and 24 hours (1 day) in 6.2c. They also enrolled two controls per case, a total of 54 controls. Figure 6.5 Hepatitis A from Sub Shop Massachusetts, 2001. In summary, the graph reflects an outbreak (number of cases clearly in excess of usual) beginning during the week of October 28, peaking during the week of November 4, and ending during the week of November 18. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The alternative hypothesis, which will be adopted if the null hypothesis proves to be implausible, is that exposure is associated with disease. Chapters cover: * infection prevention and control programmes * micro-organisms relevant to infection prevention and control * risk assessment and management * hand hygiene * healthcare facility design * cleaning and waste management * surveillance and outbreak . an email from your counterpart at the National. This document outlines the ethical principles that should guide communication planning and implementation at every level from frontline workers to policymakers. Drawing an epidemic curve. Depending on the outbreak, the hypotheses may address the source of the agent, the mode (and vehicle or vector) of transmission, and the exposures that caused the disease. Type A botulism from sauteed onions. An outbreak investigation is crucial to inform interventions and the key components are: - Develop a case definition. As a result, investigators often create different categories of a case definition, such as confirmed, probable, and possible or suspect, that allow for uncertainty. Investigators conducted a case-control study of histoplasmosis among industrial plant workers in Nebraska. Consider convening a meeting of the case-patients to look for common links or visiting their homes to look at the products on their shelves. Figure 6.8 Cases of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis by County Wisconsin, May 1996December 1998. The .gov means its official. While outbreak management is a major area of responsibility for HEs, Reference Kaye, Anderson, . By asking about drug use in a second case-control study, the investigators implicated marijuana as the likely vehicle. A communications plan must be established. What are the known risk factors? Surveillance takes place prior to, during and after outbreaks. Communicating the task and its objectives is empowering because it lets the person know whats expected of them and the part they play. Shibboleth / Open Athens technology is used to provide single sign-on between your institutions website and Oxford Academic. Self study modules on Tuberculosis, Module 7: Confidentiality in Tuberculosis Control: Background. Using analytic epidemiology, the investigators determined quantitatively that case-patients and controls were about equally exposed to cooling towers. Whether an apparent problem should be investigated further is not strictly tied to verifying the existence of an epidemic (more cases than expected). Usually, the first effort to identify cases is directed at healthcare practitioners and facilities physicians clinics, hospitals, and laboratories where a diagnosis is likely to be made. (43), Even when an analytic study identifies an association between an exposure and disease, the hypothesis may need to be honed. Finally, before departing, you should have a plan of action. : Yes; Hospital Alerted: Yes; Lab Results: WB IgM+; Comments: Erythema migrans; fatigue, sweats, chills; Physician Reporting: Dr. Outbreak of histoplasmosis among industrial plant workers Nebraska, 2004. B. Transmission of Norwalk virus during a football game. Infectious disease outbreaks occur year round and in different settings including hospitals, facility living, supportive living and home living sites. We discuss crisis prevention and management during the first 3 months of the severe acute respiratory syndrome ( SARS) outbreak in Singapore. Return to text. New Engl J Med 1982;306:124953. After characterizing an outbreak by time, place, and person, it is useful to summarize what you know. Characterization of the outbreak by person provides a description of whom the case-patients are and who is at risk. the determination of a cause of an outbreak usually requires the use of accurate epidemiological methods to ensure the collection of unbiased data, the use of appropriate statistical methods in the analysis of the data (often with the use of computer software such as epi-info [computer software developed by cdc]), and the correct interpretation Presented at 53rd Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service Conference, April 1923, 2004, Atlanta. These skills improve with practice and experience. A manager's primary challenge is to solve problems creatively, and you should view management as "the art of getting things done through the efforts of other people." 1 The principles of management, then, are the means by which you actually manage, that is, get things done through othersindividually, in groups, or in organizations. B. Adapted from: Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis outbreak caused by Coxsackievirus A24Puerto Rico, 2003. Emerg Infect Dis 2004;10:63742. Roehrig JT, Nash D, Maldin B, Labowitz A, Martin DA, Lanciotti RS, et al. To draw an epidemic curve, you first must know the time of onset of illness for each case. (42) At which meal do you think the critical exposure occurred? 11.3.4 Outbreak management team - communication requirements . Know the tax implications of every investment. Cori A, Bolle PY, Thomas G, Leung GM, Valleron AJ. New cases are added to a line listing as they are identified. Did this person ever go to Luverne? A large community outbreak of waterborne giardiasis-delayed detection in a non-endemic urban area. Who is in charge? Thus, many investigative teams pair a seasoned epidemiologist with an epidemiologist-in-training. In addition, operational and logistical details are important. Just as case-patients may have important insights into causes, so too may the local health department staff. Unfortunately, analytic studies sometimes are unrevealing. Gesundheitswesen. Download. MMWR 2002;51:9501. Although the next conceptual step in an investigation is formulating hypotheses, in reality, investigators usually begin to generate hypotheses at the time of the initial telephone call. Since a two-by-two table has 1 degree of freedom, a chi-square larger than 3.84 corresponds to a p-value smaller than 0.05. Atlanta: CDC; [updated 1999 Oct; cited 2006 Sep 19]. The clinical criteria should be based on simple and objective measures such as fever 40C (101F), three or more loose bowel movements per day, or myalgias (muscle pain) severe enough to limit the patients usual activities. Clearance requirements will be in line with the infectious disease type. PPE stations will be required outside rooms and within areas where affected residents are accommodated. Click the account icon in the top right to: Oxford Academic is home to a wide variety of products. 4. The data showing the relationship between an exposure and disease are often displayed in a two-by-two table. official website and that any information you provide is encrypted What are the risks and why are MROs important? deploying staff who have not been vaccinated to other areas, or excluding them. Snow on cholera. As noted in Step 1, development of a communications plan and communicating with those who need to know during the investigation is critical. Aha! A spot map, like that used by John Snow in London in 1854 (see Lesson 1, Figure 1.1), can give clues about mode of spread. The curve shows where you are in the course of the epidemic still on the upswing, on the down slope, or after the epidemic has ended. It is recommended that a staff contingency plan is included in the outbreak management plan. Even in the era of computers, many epidemiologists still maintain a handwritten line listing of key data items, and turn to their computers for more complex manipulations and cross-tabulations. Then establishing a case definition for cases in the outbreak to assist with determining further infections. What additional information might be helpful in making this determination? 1.3.2 Incident Command System When an outbreak occurs, whether it is routine or unusual, consider what questions remain unanswered about that particular disease and what kind of study you might do in this setting to answer some of those questions. 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