A practice organized around surveillance, containment or response to a disease already present in a population, distinct from prevention delivered before exposure. Belongs here: outbreak investigation, containment and disease surveillance practices. Does not belong here: a practice delivered before exposure to prevent disease occurring at all, such as immunization, grouped under immunization practices.
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1. Wikipedia: Infectious Disease (Notification) Act 1889
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These acts required householders and/or general practitioners to report cases of infectious disease to the local sanitary authority.
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