An epidemic curve, or “epi curve,” is a visual display of the onset of illness among cases associated with an outbreak. The epi curve is represented by a graph with two axes that …

Rather than increase to a peak, however, this type of epidemic curve has a plateau. The downslope can be precipitous if the common source is removed or gradual if it exhausts itself. …

2021年9月15日 · Plateaus and rebounds of various epidemiological indicators are widely reported in Covid-19 pandemics studies but have not been explained so far. Here, we address this …

An epidemic curve, also known as an epi curve or epidemiological curve, is a statistical chart used in epidemiology to visualise the onset of a disease outbreak. It can help with the identification …

If the duration of exposure is prolonged, the epidemic is called a “continuous common source epidemic,” and the epidemic curve will have a plateau instead of a peak. Person-to-person …

While outbreak investigations can throw many unexpected curves, the epi curve is one that should be created in every potential outbreak situation. This issue of FOCUS explains how epi curves …

2020年7月27日 · When the source of an outbreak is more common, this curve has a characteristic plateau. A classic example is a contaminated water source, as described by John Snow in a …

It is able to detect essential shifts and to identify anomaly conditions in the epidemic process, and it provides decision-makers a reliable method for rapidly learning from trends in the …

The epi curve is an essential tool in an outbreak investigation and a key feature of descriptive epidemiology. It can provide useful information on the size, pattern of spread, time trend, and …

An epidemic curve is a type of epidemiological model that shows the frequency of new cases over time, based on the date of onset of illness, and allows epidemiologists to understand the …