Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP)
State and District Surveillance Officer
Two Week Course Content - 2008

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Role of the Laboratory in Investigations

Learning Objective(s)

• Describe ways to work with the laboratory when investigating an outbreak
• Use various specimen collection techniques

Presentation

• The Role of the Laboratory in Outbreak Investigation

Exercises

• An outbreak of diarrhea in Parbatia, Orissa, India – Part 2

Readings

· WHO Guidelines for the collection of clinical specimens during field investigation of outbreaks

· WHO Laboratory and biosafety manual

· Section 6 of operations manual

· Module 6 of training manual

Resources

• Handout on outbreak investigation kit (Source: IDSP Laboratory Manual)
• WHO CD ROM on laboratory issues for epidemiologists

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