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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epidemiology Program Office Case Studies in Applied Epidemiology No. 401-303 Oswego – An Outbreak of Gastrointestinal Illness Following a Church Supper Students Guide Learning Objectives After completing this case study, the participant should be able to: G Define the terms “cluster,” “outbreak,” and “epidemic;” G List the steps in the investigation of an outbreak; G Draw, interpret, and describe the value of an epidemic curve; G Calculate and compare food-specific attack rates to identify possible vehicles; G List reasons for investigating an outbreak that has apparently ended. This case study is based on an investigation conducted by the New York State Department of Public Health Division. The case study was developed by Wendell Ames, MD, Stafford Wheeler, MD, and Alexander Langmuir, MD in the early 1940s. It has been substantially updated and edited since then by Philip Brachman, Michael Gregg, and Richard Dicker, with input from the many instructors who have reviewed and taught Oswego as part of the EIS Summer Course each year. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Public Health Service CDC-EIS, 2003: Oswego – GI Illness Following a Church Supper (401-303) - Students Guide Page 2 PART I - Background On April 19, 1940, the local health officer in the previous evening, April 18. Family members village of Lycoming, Oswego County, New York, who did not attend the church supper did not reported