If you were investigating an outbreak, in what order would you normally conduct the steps below?
Analysedatabytime,placeandperson
Conductacase‐controlstudy
Generatehypotheses
Conductactivesurveillanceforadditionalcases
Verifythediagnosis
Confirmthatthenumberofcasesexceedstheexpectednumber
A)1‐2‐3‐4‐5‐6
B)5‐6‐4‐1‐2‐3
C)6‐5‐3‐1‐2‐4
D)6‐5‐4‐1‐3‐2

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Early steps include confirming that the number of cases exceeds the
expected number (i.e.that the outbreak exists), verifying the diagnosis.The next steps
are to identify any additional cases and analyse the data by time, place, and person to
generate hypotheses about the potential cause of the outbreak that can then be tested
by conducting, for example, a case‐control study.

If You Were Investigating an Outbreak, in What Order Would