Epidemiology Exercises for Regional Response Teams

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• Blurred Vision in the State Capitol - Works through initial reporting, case finding, evaluation, and response to an unusual cluster of symptoms. (Introductory Exercise)
• The Cruise Blues - Describes an outbreak of “flu-like” illness following a cruise. Focuses on case-finding and the subsequent epidemiology. There is an emphasis on interviewing, with several role-playing activities. (Northwestern Region Exercise) Note: This is a large (1.8 MB) download.
• March Madness - Explores Communication and jurisdictional issues between various entities, and when to notify “up the chain”. (Eastern Region Exercise)
• Fall Football Affliction - Examines a number of individual case reports to determine their relationship and existence of a common event. (Southwestern Region Exercise)
• Just Another Weekend in a Sleepy College Town - Uses surveillance and Epi techniques to try to connect a number of disparate reports and determine the existence, cause and intervention of a possible outbreak. (Central Region Exercise)
• Fatal Pneumonia in the Heartland - Uses surveillance and medical record review to determine the possible source of a number of cases of atypical fatal pneumonia in a picturesque Southeastern Missouri Town. (Southeastern Region Exercise) Note: This is a large (5 MB) download