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  • 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

  • D. DEVAKUMAR, A. KITCHING, D. ZENNER, A. TOSTMANN, M. MELTZER
  • Journal:
    Epidemiology & Infection / Volume 141 / Issue 10 / October 2013
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    27 February 2013, pp. 2022-2030
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  • This paper describes the practical use of social network diagrams in the management of an outbreak of Escherichia coli O157 (VTEC) in a primary school in London. The diagrams were created during the outbreak to establish the extent and nature of person-to-person transmission in the cases and their contacts. The diagrams supported a tailored public health action, and hence aided in the control of the outbreak. We conclude that for selected infectious diseases, social network diagrams can provide a valuable tool in the management of an outbreak.