Strebel P M, Küstner H G
Department of National Health and Population Development, Pretoria.
S Afr Med J. 1988 Mar 19;73(6):334-6.
In South Africa approximately 100 disease outbreaks or epidemics requiring investigation and control can be anticipated each year. Outbreak investigations play a critical role in determining effective disease control strategies. The application of modern epidemiological methods to the study of disease outbreaks is discussed and problem-solving methodology, which has similarities to the approach used in clinical diagnostics, described. These methods were applied to the investigation of an outbreak of Legionnaire's disease at a Johannesburg teaching hospital.
在南非，预计每年大约有100起需要调查和控制的疾病暴发或流行。暴发调查在确定有效的疾病控制策略方面起着关键作用。本文讨论了现代流行病学方法在疾病暴发研究中的应用，并描述了与临床诊断方法类似的问题解决方法。这些方法被应用于约翰内斯堡一家教学医院军团病暴发的调查。
