Outbreak management

9 important questions on Outbreak management

What is the Public Health Act?

Regulations about reporting infectious diseases.

What are the 4 categories of the Public Health Act?

A: isolation, testing, prohibition to work, quarantine & monitoring of contacts
B1: isolation, testing, prohibition of work
B2: prohibition of work 
C: no restrictive measures

What are examples of diseases that fit in category A of the Public Health Act?

  • MERS
  • Smallpox
  • Polio
  • SARS
  • Viral hemorrhagic fevers
  • SARS-CoV-2
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What are examples of diseases that fit in category B1 of the Public Health Act?

  • Avian flu
  • Diphtheria
  • Plague
  • Rabies
  • TB

What are examples of diseases that it in category B2 of the Public Health act?

  • Typhoid fever
  • Cholera
  • Hepatitis
  • Measles

What are examples of diseases that fit in category C of the Public Health Act?

  • Botulism
  • Meningococcal disease
  • Legionnaires' disease

What is meant by emergency preparedness?

Capacity and capability of a country to manage efficiently all types of emergency and to bring about an orderly transition from relief through recovery and back to sustainable development.

What was the OMT advice during the measles outbreak in 2013?

The vaccination rate had to increase, either by vaccinating the bible belt (where vaccination is not accepted) or by giving an extra MMR vaccination to children between 6 and 14 months old.

What was apparent about the age distribution of the flu pandemic in 2009? What is the most probable explanation for this?

It was skewed to the left, the elderly were not affected.
This is probably because they had immunity because of an infection in their past.

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