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- We need to assemble a task team to investigate the outbreak.
- Novel respiratory pathogenOutbreak response team
- Number of cases? Number of deaths?
- Public health specialist
- Who is at risk for severe disease?
- District Health office
- IPC nurse
- Medical doctor
- Mayor
- Slide: 2
- Quantitative Study Design What do we know?Respiratory pathogen - novel coronavirus identifiedExisting knowledge about this family of viruses?Possible effective IPC measures?What do we need to find out?Common symptoms ?spectrum of disease severityWho is at risk for severe disease?
- A quantitative study should give us the information we need to respond effectively.
- Slide: 3
- The preliminary results show mostly mild disease.
- Initial study findings: Case definition: fever; cough; sore throat; loss of smell or taste; muscle pains; shortness of breathRisk factors for severe disease: medical co-morbiditieselderlyHIV-infected - poor control
- Severe
- Non-severe
- Most cases do not require hospital admission. The severe cases are those with co-existing medical conditions.
- Mayor
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