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Outbreaks of diseases are common natural occurrences all over the world and public health authorities on all levels spend much time on the detection and investigation of such outbreaks. Most unusual disease outbreaks are of natural origin and will be confirmed as such, i.e. a natural, though unusual outbreak.
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Steyn, B. (2001). Scientific Techniques to Distinguish Natural and other Outbreaks of Disease. In: Dando, M., Pearson, G., Kriz, B. (eds) Scientific and Technical Means of Distinguishing Between Natural and Other Outbreaks of Disease. NATO Science Series, vol 35. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0830-3_9
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