| Author (Corporate) | European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) |
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| Publisher | EC |
| Publication Date | 2012 |
| Content Type | Overview |
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The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), on 21 February 2012, launched an online toolkit which provides investigators with a series of tools for the investigation of an outbreak of food- and waterborne disease that involves at least two EU Member States. The toolkit is composed of a set of documents, templates, guidelines and explanatory texts. These materials follow the 10 steps of an outbreak investigation scheme, from confirming outbreak and diagnosis to evaluating and updating procedures, including case finding, characterizing the outbreak by epidemic curve and implementing control measures. The toolkit also includes EpiData, a piece of software that has been developed for field epidemiology investigations. The EpiData consist of EpiDataManager (for making questionnaires), the EpiDataEntryclient (for entering data) an additional Template-Builder programme and EpiDataAnalysis (for analysis). New features will be available in the coming years. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/healthtopics/food_and_waterborne_disease/toolkit/Pages/index.aspx |
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| Subject Categories | Business and Industry, Health |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
