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Outbreak Events List

The Outbreak Events tab page displays the list of outbreak events stored in the application. The list of events can be sorted by clicking on a column header (except for the Outbreak Name column). Under the list of current events, the number of events displayed on the page is listed (for example, Showing 1 to 10 of 25 entries) and on the right side of that are page number buttons; click the page numbers or Next or Last buttons as needed to display additional events.

The Outbreak Events tab page has the following fields, options, buttons, and columns:

Field/Option/Button/Column Description
Current Search Select the outbreak event to search for from the drop-down list.
Summary This button appears if the outbreak event selected in the Current Search drop-down list has a summary. Click the button to view the summary.
New Click this button to add a new outbreak event. See Add/Edit an Outbreak Event.
Search Click this button to search for an outbreak event. See Search for an Outbreak Event.
Export Click this button to export the search results. See Export an Outbreak Event.
Show/Hide Click this button to select the fields to be displayed on the Outbreak Events tab page.
Show ___ entries Select from the drop-down list the number of entries to display on the page: 10, 15, 20 or 25.
(select) Select this option to add an action for the selected outbreak event.
Outbreak Event ID The system-generated outbreak event ID.
Investigation ID Click the Link link to view the outbreak event linked with the investigation. See Link an Outbreak Event with an Investigation.
Outbreak Name The name of the outbreak.
Patient's Name The name of the patient.
Date Of Birth The patient's birthdate.
Sex The patient's gender.
Added Date The date and time the outbreak event was created.
Last Change Date The date and time the outbreak event was last changed.
Edit Click this button to edit the outbreak event details. See Edit an Outbreak Event.
Delete Click this button to delete the outbreak event details.

Delete an Outbreak Event

To delete an outbreak event, click the Home > Outbreak Events tab, then search for the outbreak event and/or locate it in the outbreak event list. Click the Delete button for the event in the list.

CAUTION: When an outbreak is deleted, the outbreak event link is also deleted in all investigations to which the outbreak was attached. All of the outbreak event information is also deleted from the investigation.

Export an Outbreak Event

To export the list of all active and inactive outbreak events, click the Export button on the Outbreak Events tab. The Outbreak Event Export pop-up window opens. Select one or more outbreak event forms to include from the list and click Export. To cancel without exporting the information, click Cancel.