Introduction to Epidemiology 6th Edition by Ray M Merrill

Exercise 16

In your own words, interpret the results of the cohort study.

Step 1 of 4

The outbreak in Texas was found to be associated with a business meeting. Of the group of people who attended this meeting, some got sick due to Cyclospora infection while others were unaffected. Since, the outbreak involved a small but discrete group of people, the investigators followed a retrospective cohort study.