Cluster (epidemiology)

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A cluster refers to a grouping of health-related events that are related temporally and in proximity.^[1] Typically, when clusters are recognized, they are reported to public health departments in the local area. The epidemic of cholera which occurred in London in the 1850s is a classical example of a cluster. If clusters are of sufficient size and importance, they may be re-evaluated as outbreaks, as was the case with the example just given.

[edit] See also

• Outbreak
• Public Health
• Epidemiology

[edit] References

1. ^ http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HEC/CSEM/cluster/definition.html Disease Clusters: An Overview Definition of Disease Clusters from the United States Department of Health and Human Services