In Texarkana, the investigators defined a case as an “illness which is clinically compatible with measles.” Critique this case definition.
Introduction: This case study is based on an investigation by Philip Landrigan, EIS ’70. The investigation is described in: Landrigan PJ. Epidemic measles in a divided city. JAMA 1972; 221: 567-570. This case study was original developed by Philip Landrigan, Lyle Conrad and John Witte in 1971. The current version was updated by Richard Dicker […]