Measles outbreak investigation in Southwest Ethiopia, February 2017

Measles outbreak investigation in Southwest Ethiopia, February 2017

Desta Hiko Gemeda^1,&, Hussein Mohammed Gena², Herbert Brian Kazoora³, Haley McLeod⁴

 

¹Faculty of Public Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia, ²Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia, ³African Field Epidemiology Network, Kampala, Uganda, ⁴Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta

 

 

^&Corresponding author
Desta Hiko Gemeda, Faculty of Public Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia

 

 

 

 

General instructions: for this case study, two facilitators are needed for a class of 20 participants. It is recommended that participants work in teams. Facilitators should randomly select participants to read the narratives and questions. Divide participants into 4 or 5 groups to discuss questions. Then randomly select one participant from a group to summarize what they have discussed or come to the front of the classroom to write calculations on the whiteboard. When one group answers a question, move on to the next group to hear their input as well. When one person gives an answer, confirm it with participants in other groups. The facilitator should give a chance to all of the participants to participate, encourage dialogue between groups, and allow trainees to learn from each other.

 

Audience: national and sub-national surveillance officers, Field Epidemiology trainees and Master of Public Health graduates.

 

Prerequisites: for this case study, participants should have knowledge in the following areas: epidemiological study designs; Principles of outbreak investigation and response; Advanced data analysis; Sampling procedures in epidemiologic research.

 

Materials needed: laptop computer with Microsoft office, flip chart or white board.

 

Level of training: advanced level training in Public Health.

 

Time required: approximately 3 hours

 

Language: English

 

 

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The authors declare no competing interests.

 

 

We would like to extend our thanks to the African Field Epidemiology Network, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University,the Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health, and Martha Getahun, a Field Epidemiology graduate.

 

 

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