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•Practice routine surveillance
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•Identify potential outbreaks
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•Investigate each outbreak in a systematic manner
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•Determine if bioterrorism was the cause
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•Understand interagency coordination
Fundamental Components of Epidemiology & Surveillance
Speaking Points

Epidemiology & Surveillance can be broken down into 5 fundamental components, the 5 progressive steps you must take in order to detect and respond to an outbreak. These 5 steps are the framework for this presentation:

•Practice routine surveillance

•Identify potential outbreaks

•Investigate each outbreak in a systematic manner

•Determine if bioterrorism was the cause

•Understand interagency coordination