Open AccessInvestigating an outbreak of measles in Margibi County, Liberia, October 2015
Author(s) -
Joseph Asamoah Frimpong,
Maame Amo-Addae,
Peter Adewuyi,
Meeyoung Mattie Park,
Casey D. Xavier Hall,
Thomas Nagbe
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the pan african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.287
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1937-8688
DOI - 10.11604/pamj.supp.2017.27.1.12564
Subject(s) - medicine , outbreak , measles , public health , medical education , epidemiology , environmental health , nursing , virology , vaccination , pathology
The emergence and re-emergence of infectious diseases highlights the need to have well-trained field epidemiologists who will be at the forefront in the fight against these diseases, especially during an outbreak. Training for outbreak investigation is most effective when participants can develop their competencies in a practical exercise. To that end, this case study was based on a measles outbreak investigation conducted in Liberia during October 2015 by Liberia Frontline Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) residents, simulating steps to perform outbreak investigation in a real-life situation as a field epidemiologist. This case study is ideally suited to reinforce principles and skills already covered in a classroom lecture or in background reading by providing a practical training beyond the scope of theoretical learning. It is primarily intended for training novice public health practitioners who should be able to complete the exercises in approximately 3 hours.