An Outbreak of Enteritis During a Pilgrimage to Mecca

Case Study Title
An Outbreak of Enteritis During a Pilgrimage to Mecca

Setting
Medical mission in Kuwait

Type of Agent
Biological

Specific Agent
Clostridium perfingens (bacterial infection)

Modes of Transmission
Foodborne

Competencies Addressed
Outbreak investigation

Source
Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine

Learning Objectives

1. Define an epidemic, an outbreak, and a cluster
2. Create and understand the uses of a case definition
3. Draw an epidemic curve
4. Calculate food-specific attack rates
5. List the steps in investigating an acute outbreak

Student Manual

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