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Outbreak Source Hypothesis

An Outbreak Source Hypothesis is a formal conjectural statement within epidemiological inquiry that identifies a specific origin or initiating condition of a disease outbreak, distinguished by its focus on pinpointing the spatial, temporal, and causal nexus from which the transmission emerged.

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2017–2026

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An Outbreak of Cryptosporidiosis Linked to a Foodhandler

Eva S. Quiroz, Caryn Bern, John R. MacArthur et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2000 · 148 citations · Full text

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The Reemergent 1977 H1N1 Strain and the Gain-of-Function Debate

Michelle Rozo, Gigi Kwik Grönvall · mBio · 2015 · 129 citations · Full text

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Common-source outbreak of acute infection due to the North American liver fluke Metorchis conjunctus

J. Dick MacLean, Brian J. Ward, Evelyne Kokoskin et al. · The Lancet · 1996 · 71 citations

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Possible origin of the bluetongue epidemic in Cyprus, August 1977

R. F. Sellers, E. Paul J. Gibbs, K.A.J. Herniman et al. · Journal of Hygiene · 1979 · 61 citations · Full text

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The Origins of Covid-19 — Why It Matters (and Why It Doesn’t)

Lawrence O. Gostin, Gigi Kwik Grönvall · New England Journal of Medicine · 2023 · 58 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. GK
    Gigi Kwik Grönvall

    Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, United States

    2 publications · 187 citations

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  2. ME
    Martin Enserink

    RELX Group (Netherlands), Netherlands

    2 publications · 21 citations

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  3. MA
    Mark A. Curtis

    McGill University, Canada

    1 publications · 71 citations

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  4. LO
    Lawrence O. Gostin

    Georgetown University, United States

    1 publications · 58 citations

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  5. JC
    Jon Cohen

    American Institutes for Research, United States

    1 publications · 43 citations

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Institutions

40

  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Atlanta, United States

    3 h-index

    13 publications

    1.3K citations

  2. Epidemic Intelligence Service

    Atlanta, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    312 citations

  3. Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security

    Baltimore, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    316 citations

  4. McGill University

    Montreal, Canada

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    355 citations

  5. Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education

    Oak Ridge, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  6. Hospital General San Juan de Dios

    Guatemala City, Guatemala

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    47 citations

  7. Metabiota (United States)

    San Francisco, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    63 citations

  8. National Center for Infectious Diseases

    Atlanta, United States

    1 h-index

    8 publications

    1.2K citations

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Venues

  1. Science

    5 publications · 108 citations

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 2 publications · 75 citations

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  3. Nature

    1 publications · 11 citations

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  4. Literature and medicine

    1 publications · 18 citations

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  5. Veterinary Record

    1 publications · 40 citations

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