Tracking sickness through social networks - the practical use of social network mapping in supporting the management of an E. coli O157 outbreak in a primary school in London

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 141, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2022-2030

  Devakumar, D ^a,b   Kitching, A ^a   Zenner, D ^a   Tostmann, A ^a,c   Meltzer, M ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli (E, coli); Outbreaks

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MANAGED CARE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL NETWORK; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONTACT TRACING; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; HUMANS; LONDON; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL NETWORKING;

EID: 84883408898     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268813000344     Document Type: Article

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