Recommendations for case finding (tool 4)
Case finding is among the necessary steps in any national and international FWD outbreak investigations in order to assess the extent of the outbreak, to help identify the source and to implement control measures.
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Definitions and general comments on methods for case finding - EN - [PDF-526.92 KB]
Published papers of international outbreaks using different case finding methods - EN - [PDF-517.71 KB]
Example of a public warning from US Food and Drug Administration, (FDA) - EN - [PDF-45.81 KB]
Sample letter from a health authority for contact tracing for MDR TB (WHO) - EN - [PDF-32.91 KB]