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Quantifying the potential benefit of early detection for preventing morbidity and mortality: a simulation study of cryptosporidium outbreak
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Many studies evaluate the timeliness and accuracy of outbreak detection algorithms used in syndromic surveillance. Of greater interest, however, is defining the outcome associated with improved detection. In case of a waterborne cryptosporidiosis… read more… University, Montréal, Canada; 2École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Canada; and 3Direction de Santé Publique de Montréal, Montréal, Canada E-mail: … outbreak with a 72-hour treatment plant failure. In all experiments, we measured the total number of disease …