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| + | The following histogram shows that, in an epidemic of hepatitis A in Ibiza, Spain, in 2001, three groups of cases were identified. The epidemic curve can be devised into 3 subgroups (restaurant attendants, customers of shop-B, and hotel C residents). Subsequently, detailed investigation and case control studies could have been conducted to identify vehicles and risk factors specific to each subgroup. | ||
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| + | Source: Instituto Carlos III, Madrid, Spain | ||
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| + | ==FEM PAGE CONTRIBUTORS 2007== | ||
| + | ;Editor | ||
| + | :Graham Fraser | ||
| + | ;Original Authors | ||
| + | :Alain Moren | ||
| + | :Marta Valenciano | ||
| + | ;Contributors | ||
| + | :Graham Fraser | ||
| + | :Lisa Lazareck | ||
| + | :Vladimir Prikazsky | ||
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Revision as of 04:51, 29 March 2023
The following histogram shows that, in an epidemic of hepatitis A in Ibiza, Spain, in 2001, three groups of cases were identified. The epidemic curve can be devised into 3 subgroups (restaurant attendants, customers of shop-B, and hotel C residents). Subsequently, detailed investigation and case control studies could have been conducted to identify vehicles and risk factors specific to each subgroup.
Source: Instituto Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
FEM PAGE CONTRIBUTORS 2007
- Editor
- Graham Fraser
- Original Authors
- Alain Moren
- Marta Valenciano
- Contributors
- Graham Fraser
- Lisa Lazareck
- Vladimir Prikazsky
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