A scientist collects grass clippings to find the source of an outbreak of tularemia is an example of working in the field of
A)food microbiology.
B)epidemiology.
C)agricultural microbiology.
D)genetic engineering.
E)biotechnology.

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Epidemiology is the study of disease patterns and the factors that contribute to their spread within populations. In this example, the scientist is trying to investigate the source of an outbreak of tularemia, which is a type of bacterial infection typically contracted from animals. Therefore, the scientist's work falls under the field of epidemiology.

A Scientist Collects Grass Clippings to Find the Source of an Outbreak