In the context of an outbreak investigation in a sub-Saharan African country, the case fatality rate (CFR) is calculated as the proportion of people w...

Question

In the context of an outbreak investigation in a sub-Saharan African country, the case fatality rate (CFR) is calculated as the proportion of people with the disease who die. If 50 people are confirmed to have Ebola virus disease during an outbreak and 30 die, what is the CFR?

Accepted Answer

60%

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30%

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40%

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50%

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80%

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Case Fatality Rate Calculation

In the context of an outbreak investigation in a sub-Saharan African country, the case fatality rate (CFR) is calculated as the proportion of people with the disease who die. If 50 people are confirmed to have Ebola virus disease during an outbreak and 30 die, what is the CFR?