What is an "outbreak" for measles? Dr. Catherine Troisi is an infectious disease epidemiologist with UT Health Houston School of Public Health, answering questions.

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To let you discover for yourself, we simulated an outbreak of a hypothetical disease, about as contagious as the flu. (A lot less contagious than measles.) We’d like you to contain it.

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After a rise in cases throughout the last year, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is declaring an outbreak of hepatitis A. According to public health, hepatitis A cases tripled ...

“Outbreaks ranging in size from seven to 33 cases occurred in Washington in 2001, 2004, 2008, and 2014,” Johnson said. “In 2015, one outbreak occurred with six cases, one of which was fatal.