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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. epidemiology
  3. disease outbreaks
  4. outbreak investigation

Preferred term

outbreak investigation

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information In epidemiology, the collection of data concerning the diagnosis, time and place, and most significantly the source of a disease outbreak.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • disease outbreak investigation

Source

  • Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN)

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/137476

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