Principle 1: Think broadly about risk. Our books are available by subscription or purchase to libraries and institutions. If your institution is not listed or you cannot sign in to your institutions website, please contact your librarian or administrator. This also leads to specialization, accuracy, and speed in the workforce. Increasingly, the core principles of ecological risk assessment (i.e., the development and use of assessment endpoints and conceptual models, conducting exposure and effects analysis) are being incorporated and adapted in innovative . Sample size formulas are available to help you make this decision. Effective outbreak management requires a multidisciplinary approach and involves individuals with different responsibilities. Using the information in the line listing below, determine whether or not each should be classified as a case, according to the initial case definition above. An X indicates locations of people whose nasal swabs tested positive for B. anthracis. Select your institution from the list provided, which will take you to your institution's website to sign in. Depending on the number of residents affected or the type of identified infectious disease, there may be a need to isolate a whole wing or floor of the facility, or even the entire facility. Meals are to be delivered to residents by care staff. But communication is a two-way process and it is important to test understanding and confidence, and value the other in decision-making. 1.3.2 Incident Command System Choose this option to get remote access when outside your institution. Emerg Infect Dis 2004;10:140511. The social, institutional, and political background associated with outbreaks usually makes their investigation complex and should be taken into account. The primary objective in outbreak management is to protect public health by identifying the source and implementing control measures to prevent further spread or recurrence of the infection. The five principles are designed to provide a framework for data governance for WHO. List different surveillance methods used to ascertain cases. The illness was given the name eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome. Heyman DL, ed. In an outbreak of pneumococcal pneumonia in a nursing home in New Jersey, cases were more common in the north wing than in the south wing (Figure 6.6). Early (and continuing) analysis of descriptive data helps you to become familiar with those data, enabling you to identify and correct errors and missing values. By comparing the observed with expected patterns, epidemiologists can determine whether the observed pattern differs substantially from what should be expected and, if so, by what degree. Describe the principles of outbreak management Describe different methods of outbreak management as they pertain to the epidemiological triad (i.e., host, agent and environment). Definitions 3. The term "outbreak" is used for a small usually localized epidemic. In analytic epidemiology, inclusion of false-positive cases can produce misleading results. Regardless of which form is used, the data collection form should include the following types of information about each case. Description: Name: Clifton, R; Age: 46; Phone: 555-2110; Address: 361 Chander St., Springdale, VA; County: Columbia; Sex: Male; Race: White; Disease: Lyme Disease; Date of Onset: 8/1/2006; Lab Confirmed? PRINCIPLES OF OUTBREAK MANAGEMENT The principles of outbreak management are to: Detect and investigate outbreaks of public health importance within a time frame appropriate to the situation and as a result, limit secondary cases/risks to the public. Would you like email updates of new search results? Recognize, however, that the chi-square and similar tests are guides to help you make a decision about a hypothesis. 1. Do they know anyone else with the disease? Figure 6.8 Cases of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis by County Wisconsin, May 1996December 1998. Some simple and effective strategies protect portals of entry. Nash D, Mostashari F, Fine A, Miller J, OLeary D, Murray K, et al. Whatever the criteria, they must be applied consistently to all persons under investigation. The Epiville SARS outbreak is localized within the Amoy Apartments complex and Star Hospital, with an onset from 10th August to 23rd August 2003, and disproportionately affects older individuals above the age of 50. Not really. Carbapenem-resisant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), Steps of outbreak investigation and management, Principles of outbreak management control measures, Procedure following contaminated sharps injury or accidental splash to mouth or eyes, Staff vaccination, risk categorisation, screening and vaccination recommendations, Exclusion periods for workers with acute infections, Medical conditions that affect susceptibility to infection or colonisation, Issues for the healthcare worker with bloodborne viruses, Environmental cleaning and decontamination, D Appendix B: Recommended Cleaning Frequency Guide, Medical records, reception and business areas, Reprocessing of medical instruments and equipment, E Appendix A: Management of Catheter-Associated UTIs, CM Environmental cleaning and decontamination, Appendix C: Recommended cleaning frequency guide, Section B2: Transmission-Based Precautions, Section B1.3: Standard Precautions: Hand Hygiene and Hand Care, Section B1.5: Standard Precautions: Personal Protective Equipment. In December 2003, an outbreak of gastroenteritis occurred among tenth-grade students who had participated in a city-wide field trip. Classifications such as confirmed-probable-possible are helpful because they provide flexibility to the investigators. On the other hand, these outlying cases sometimes represent miscoded or erroneous data. Introduction. You will be subject to the destination website's privacy policy when you follow the link. Assemble useful references such as journal articles and sample questionnaires. Without a proper denominator, attack rates cannot be calculated. The opposite can also occur a p-value less than 0.05 can actually be a chance finding rather than the true explanation of the outbreak. 3 fundamental principles of financial management. Presented at 53rd Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service Conference, April 1923, 2004, Atlanta. When a federal agency is involved in the survey of 10 or more individuals, the data collection instrument must first be cleared by the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). 2. For example, a child with measles in a community with other susceptible children may prompt a vaccination campaign before an investigation of how that child became infected. A case classified as possible usually has fewer of the typical clinical features. Epidemiology 3 2.1 Modes of Transmission 3 2.2 Clinical Features 4 3. Standard plus appropriate transmission-based precautions are to be implemented as soon as an outbreak or a potential outbreak has been identified or determined. Investigators then abstract selected critical items onto a form called a line listing (See Lesson 2 for more information on line listings. Investigation of bioterrorism-related anthrax, United States, 2001: epidemiologic findings. The investigation and management of outbreaks and implementation of necessary control measures requires multidisciplinary expertise and collaboration. The attack rate is high among those exposed to the item. Table 6.3 Line Listing of 7 Persons with Suspected Eosinophilia-myalgia, * Severe enough to affect the patients ability to pursue usual daily activities, Eventually, public health officials agreed on the following revised case definition:(26). Transmission of Norwalk virus during a football game. Principles of Outbreak invEstigation KaroonChanachai Bureau of Disease Control and Veterinary Service Department of Livestock Development, Thailand. In other words, they should be similar to the cases except that they dont have the disease. All outliers are worth examining carefully because if they are part of the outbreak, they may have an easily identifiable exposure that may point directly to the source. Outbreaks may occur for a number of reasons including: introduction and transmission of an infectious disease within the healthcare site, lapses in infection control practices, contaminated or defective products or devices, and establishment of a reservoir for a pathogen somewhere in the healthcare facility. What are the risks and why are MROs important? When on the institution site, please use the credentials provided by your institution. Staff movement should be restricted within the facility during an outbreak. For an environmental toxin or infectious agent that resides in soil, the soil may be decontaminated or covered to prevent escape of the agent. In addition, investigators have sometimes found it useful to visit the homes of case-patients and look through their refrigerators and shelves for clues to an apparent foodborne outbreak. For full access to this pdf, sign in to an existing account, or purchase an annual subscription. The date of onset of the first case was during the week of October 28. If the epidemic curve points to a narrow period of exposure, what events occurred around that time? In such settings, the case-control study becomes the study design of choice. The numbering scheme for this step is problematic, because preparing for field work often is not the first step. Return to text. Presentation Transcript. Users can also be actively notified of breaking health events as they occur. To interrupt vector borne transmission, measures may be directed toward controlling the vector population, such as spraying to reduce the mosquito population that may carry West Nile virus. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Figure 6.2a Outbreak of SalmonellaEnteritidis Gastroenteritis Maryland, 2003 (Epidemic Curve by 12-Hour Intervals). Outbreaks 5 3.1 Introduction 5 3.2 Steps in Outbreak Investigation 5 3.3 Identification of an Outbreak of Norovirus 6 3.4 Outbreak Control Team 7 3.4.1 Membership of the Outbreak Control Team 7 3.4.2 Role of the Outbreak Control Team 7 3.5 Response to an Outbreak 8 3.5.1 . After collecting similar information from each attendee, the investigator calculates an attack rate for those exposed to (e.g., who ate) a particular item and an attack rate for those who were not exposed. The risk ratio is calculated as the ratio of the attack rates or risks, i.e., 65.4% divided by 11.4%, which equals 5.7. View your signed in personal account and access account management features. How would you interpret your results? This turned out to be the exact period during which a restaurant employee, diagnosed with hepatitis A in mid-October, would have been shedding virus while still working. The SlideShare family just got bigger. Infection can be caused by bacteria, fungi, viruses or prions and can affect almost all body systems. In the example above, since the investigators did not know how many community residents did or did not shop at Grocery Store A, they could not calculate attack rates or a risk ratio. These cookies may also be used for advertising purposes by these third parties. Investigators conducted a case-control study of histoplasmosis among industrial plant workers in Nebraska. quadrant, offices of Senators A & B and the hallway outside. N Engl J Med 2000;343;12237. A communications plan must be established. Activate your 30 day free trialto unlock unlimited reading. This is particularly true if the hypotheses were not well founded at the outset. It is an opportunity to gain new knowledge of diseases and to discover the weaknesses of current public health practices and systems. Enjoy access to millions of ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and more from Scribd. What are multi-resistant organisms (MROs)? Legionnaires disease: description of an epidemic of pneumonia. Jernigan DB, Raghunathan PL, Bell BP, Brechner R, Bresnitz EA, Butler JC, et al. Looks like youve clipped this slide to already. For example, bed nets are used to protect sleeping persons from being bitten by mosquitoes that may transmit malaria. When designing a case-control study, one of the most important decisions is deciding who the controls should be. 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). Return to text. If exposure is much more common among the case-patients than among the controls, i.e., the observed exposure among case-patients is greater than expected exposure provided by the controls, then exposure is said to be associated with illness. Epidemiology in search of infectious diseases: methods in outbreak investigation. Why do the people living in one particular area have the highest attack rate? 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. An outbreak investigation is crucial to inform interventions and the key components are: - Develop a case definition. Describe the role of an epidemiologist during an outbreak investigation. Section B2.8: Transmission-Based Precautions: D.8: Environmental Cleaning: When to Use Detergent and Disinfectant, Section D.10: Environmental Cleaning: Cleaning of Isolation/Outbreak Rooms, Section B2.5: Management of the Resident in Isolation, Section B2.6: Transmission-Based Precautions: Procedure for the Setting Up and Management of An Isolation Room, Section B1.10: Standard Precautions: Safe Management of Soiled Linen, Section B1.9: Safe Disposal of Clinical/Contaminated Waste, excluding residents or cancelling therapies and recreational activities, restriction or exclusion of visitors to residents, restricting facility access to essential personnel only, restriction or cancellation of volunteer programmes, exclusion of staff who are unwell; depending on the infectious disease, this may also involve exclusion and isolation of their close contacts. Epub 2017 Dec 21. (That is, do all of the cases occur with one incubation period?). An alternative to calculating a p-value is calculating a confidence interval. Case finding and line listing 6. New Engl J Med 1982;306:124953. If you only had data through Week 35, that is, through point A, you might conclude that the outbreak is still on the upswing, with more cases to come. Adapted from: Foodborne transmission of hepatitis A Massachusetts, 2001. Why are some groups with particular age, sex, or other person characteristics at greater risk than other groups with different person characteristics? Anthrax outbreak averted: public health response to a contaminated envelope on Capital HillWashington, DC, 2001. Investigators may conduct what is sometimes called stimulated or enhanced passive surveillance by sending a letter describing the situation and asking for reports of similar cases. Were most of the 57 case-patients exposed to that food item? Having a plan of action upon which everyone agrees will allow you to hit the ground running and avoid delays resulting from misunderstandings. 4. Self-improvement and education. If you are arriving from outside the area, you should arrange in advance when and where you are to meet with local officials and contacts when you arrive in the field. Use a camera to photograph working or environmental conditions. Renault (Claude Rains) to his policemen after Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) had just shot a Nazi officer, Casablanca, 1942. Cleaning equipment, such as clothes, should preferably be disposable. Ungchusak, Kumnuan, and Sopon Iamsirithaworn. External appointments will need to be reviewed. MMWR 2003;52:5657. In response, health departments have made great strides in attempting to keep the public informed. Then establishing a case definition for cases in the outbreak to assist with determining further infections. For the month of August, 12 new cases of tuberculosis and 12 new cases of West Nile virus infection were reported to a county health department. The investigators asked case-patients and controls how much time they spent in the store and where they went in the store. Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. 1. Only kitchen/catering staff can enter the kitchen area and these staff members should not be accessing outbreak rooms/areas. In addition, investigators must consider logistical issues, such as how to contact potential controls, gain their cooperation, ensure that they are free of disease, and obtain appropriate exposure data from them. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association, 2004. Start at the earliest case of the epidemic and count back the minimum incubation period, and note this date as well. The hierarchy of controls is aligned with . Case definitions: meningococcal disease and viral meningitis. A5. In this article, we describe the methodological approach of a field outbreak investigation illustrated by examples taken from our experience. Similarly, prophylactic use of antimalarial drugs, recommended for visitors to malaria-endemic areas, does not prevent exposure through mosquito bites but does prevent infection from taking root. A wide confidence interval indicates that the study is consistent with a wide range of values, i.e., the study is not very precise in describing the strength of the association (risk ratio) between exposure and disease. Often, a spot map by site of presumed exposure is more informative than one by residence. Source: Ramsey AH, Belongia EA, Gale CM, Davis JP. 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. Emerg Infect Dis 2002;8:398-401. Most, perhaps all, used cell phones. 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. Source: Castel AD, Blythe D, Edwards L, Totaro J, Shah D, Moore M. A large outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections associated with crabcakes at a church fundraiserMaryland, 2003. It permits the investigator to distinguish epidemic from endemic disease. Adapted from: Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis outbreak caused by Coxsackievirus A24Puerto Rico, 2003. Such questions about the data may lead to hypotheses that can be tested by appropriate analytic techniques. The key principles of outbreak investigation and management are: Recognising and confirming the outbreak . You also need to know what supplies or equipment to bring to protect yourself. Including more than four controls per case is rarely worth the effort in terms of increasing the statistical power of your investigation. 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