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Salmonella by Any Other Name: Salmonellosis in Finland & How to Prevent the Next Outbreak

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Though Salmonella outbreaks have been declining, the 2021 Finland outbreak is one of many reported worldwide this year. Before 2021, the biggest Salmonella outbreak in Finland was in 2008. Cases from 1969 to 2021. 2021: 450 cases due to contaminated lettuce imported from Germany via Sweden. Online][Accessed 10 10 2021].

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Epidemiology Terms: A Glossary of Epidemiological Words

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Plague global outbreaks map, years 1348 to 2021. COVID-19 global outbreaks map, illustrating disease incidence between the years 2019 to 2021 This information is important to epidemiologists because it helps them to understand how diseases spread and identify possible interventions to stop the spread of disease.

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COVID-19 Vaccine: Do You Need It Even After Surviving COVID-19?

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An August 2021 study out of Kentucky, USA, studied hundreds of residents and found that unvaccinated survivors of COVID-19 had more than double the risk of getting reinfected with COVID-19 compared to the vaccinated group of people. As of August 10 th , 2021, more than 4.3 Online][Accessed August 11th 2021]. [3]