Emergency Survey Methods in Acute Cryptosporidiosis Outbreak
LeAnne M. Fox*

, M. Cheryl Banez Ocfemia†, D. Charles Hunt†‡, Brian G. Blackburn*, Daniel Neises†, W. Kay Kent§, Michael J. Beach*, and Gianfranco Pezzino¶
Author affiliations: *Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; †Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Topeka, Kansas, USA; ‡University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA; §Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, Lawrence, Kansas, USA; ¶Kansas Health Institute, Topeka, Kansas, USA
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Utilization of CATI system for case-control study*
Characteristic |
Case-patients |
Controls |
Interview period |
Sep 15–Sep 29 |
Sep 28–Oct 21 |
No. enrolled |
151 |
302 |
No. calls made |
1,357 |
10,101 |
No. refusals |
56 |
330 |
Average interview length (min) |
28 |
16 |
Interviewer hours |
263 |
508 |
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