Epidemiology SLP 1

Epidemiology SLP 1: 4 pages, APA format, scholarly sources required.

For your Session Long Project, you will conduct an epidemiologic investigation of an outbreak of E. coli 0157:H7. The grade for the SLP is based on the depth of your work and your ability to analyze the information and generate hypotheses about the source of the outbreak and mode of transmission. This means that the student is focusing on those factors of importance to disease transmission, control, and prevention. A public health perspective will be advanced within the assignment.

Read  Outbreak Detection (Attachment)

Task 1 for this modular component

Please answer these questions

1. What could account for the increase in cases?

2. Compare the DNA fingerprints in Figure 2 from seven of the E. coli O157:H7 cases. Each isolate has its own vertical lane (i.e., column). Controls appear in lanes #1, 5, and 10. Which isolates appear similar? In your opinion was DNA typing necessary in this case? Why?

Task 2 for this modular component

A Multi-state Outbreak of E. coli 0157:H7

Read  Descriptive Epidemiology and Hypothesis Generation (Attachment)

Please answer these questions:

1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the case definition?

2. Describe and compare the age and gender distribution of E. coli O157:H7 cases from this outbreak and those reported from U.S. FoodNet sites in 1997.

3. What kinds of questions would you ask in the hypothesis-generating interviews?

Given your knowledge about E. coli O157:H7, the descriptive epidemiology of the initial cases, and the results of hypothesis-generating interviews, outline the information available at this point on the source of the outbreak and mode of transmission.

Task 3 for this modular component

Read the article cited below on bridging the data gaps:

AbouZahr, C., Boerma, T., & Byass, P. (2017). Bridging the data gaps: do we have the right balance between country data and global estimates? Global health action, 10(sup1), 1299978. doi:10.1080/16549716.2017.1299978. Available at:  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5645668/)

Please answer this question:

Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of extracting data from predictive statistical models versus national health information systems.

Required/Useful Sources:

Coggon, D., Rose, G., & Barker, D. J. P. (2007). Epidemiology for the uninitiated (4th edition). British Medical Journal. Retrieved May 22, 2012, from  http://www.bmj.com/about-bmj/resources-readers/publications/epidemiology-uninitiated

Coggon, D., Rose, G., & Barker, D. J. P. (2007). Chapter 2: Quantifying disease in populations. In Epidemiology for the Uninitiated (4th edition). British Medical Journal. Retrieved on May 22, 2012, from:  http://www.bmj.com/about-bmj/resources-readers/publications/epidemiology-uninitiated

Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2014). Timeline for Reporting Cases of E. coli O157 Infection. Retrieved from  https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/reporting-timeline.html

Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2019) E.coli. Retrieved from  https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/index.html

Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2018). Introduction to Epidemiology: Public Health 101 Series. Retrieved from  https://www.cdc.gov/publichealth101/epidemiology.html#anchor_topics

Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2017). Surveillance Case Definitions. Retrieved from  https://wwwn.cdc.gov/nndss/case-definitions.html

Libre Texts. (2019). 10.5A: Descriptive Epidemiology. Retrieved from  https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Microbiology/Book%3A_Microbiology_(Boundless)/10%3A_Epidemiology/10.5%3A_Epidemiology_and_Public_Health/10.5A%3A_Descriptive_Epidemiology

Martin, E.T. (2019). Genetic detectives: how scientists use DNA to track disease outbreaks. Retrieved from  https://theconversation.com/genetic-detectives-how-scientists-use-dna-to-track-disease-outbreaks-57462

Silva, H. P., Padez, C., Moura, E. A. F., & Filgueiras, L. A. (2016). Obesity, hypertension, social determinants of health and the epidemiologic transition among traditional Amazonian populations. Annals of Human Biology, 43(4), 371-381.

Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2018). Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) 2018 Case Definition. Retrieved from  https://wwwn.cdc.gov/nndss/conditions/shiga-toxin-producing-escherichia-coli/case-definition/2018/