Investigating Outbreaks

Harvard HSPH

The investigation of disease outbreaks both predates and gave birth to the fields of epidemiology and public health. In the modern day, tried and true epidemiologic methods persist along with new, sophisticated methods of discovery. The topic of outbreaks is also the fodder of movies and television with fictional characters playing the glamorous role of disease detectives solving ripped from the headlines situations. This course is grounded in the evidence-base and draws from the literature…