340.693.13
Investigation of Outbreaks
Location
East Baltimore
Term
Winter Institute
Department
Epidemiology
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2025 - 2026
Instruction Method
TBD
Prerequisite
Students must have basic knowledge of infectious diseases. Introductory epidemiology and biostatistics required.
Enrollment Restriction
This course is not restricted.
Teaches how to detect, investigate, and interpret disease outbreaks. Focuses on application of epidemiological skills to develop hypotheses relevant to understanding source or reservoirs of infection, modes of spread and possible control measures. Includes simple epidemiological approaches for examining field data on outbreaks and deriving inferences. Reviews the main factors involved in the occurrence of an outbreak and steps in investigating an epidemic. Uses data from large and small epidemics to illustrate the main concepts and terminology.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe how to conduct an outbreak investigation
- Develop skills in examining data pertaining to outbreaks
- Review, analyze and derive inferences from outbreak investigations
- Summarize outbreak reports
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 20% Participation
- 40% Group Work
- 40% Final Exam
All in-person classes will be taught online via Zoom, on the dates and times the course is scheduled. For further information, please see the Institute website