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Emerg Infect Dis
; 30(2): 337-340, 2023 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38270126
ABSTRACT
We fit a power law distribution to US foodborne disease outbreaks to assess underdetection and underreporting. We predicted that 788 fewer than expected small outbreaks were identified annually during 1998-2017 and 365 fewer during 2018-2019, after whole-genome sequencing was implemented. Power law can help assess effectiveness of public health interventions.
Subject(s)
Disease Outbreaks , Foodborne Diseases , United States/epidemiology , Humans , Public Health , Foodborne Diseases/epidemiology , Whole Genome Sequencing
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