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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

•The first component of epidemiology and surveillance is to practice routine public health surveillance

•We will begin by discussing the importance of surveillance and the types of surveillance used in public health