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Number of new cases among contacts of known cases x multiplier

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Size of the the contact population at risk

The secondary attack rate is the probability that infection will occur among people at risk given a reasonable incubation period following proven contact with infection persons (AKA known cases) or infected sources

The multiplier is usually a multiple of 100, often 1000, 100 000 or 1 000 000 depending on the population size.

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To calculate the rates, divide the number of persons whobecome ill after they ate a particular food or meal by the total number ofpersons (both cases and controls) who ate that food or meal, and multiplythe results by 100.Number of new cases reported during an endemic period x multiplier----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total population at the beginning of the endemic periodThe multiplier is usually a large multiple of 100, often 1000, 100 000 or 1 000 000 depending on the population size.


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