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71. A cluster of unknown illness with neurological symptoms appears in a remote village. What is the urgent epidemiological response?

A. Send in medical supplies for symptomatic treatment.
B. Dispatch a rapid response team to conduct a shoe-leather epidemiology investigation to characterize cases, identify exposures, and collect samples.
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C. Restrict movement into and out of the village without further investigation.
D. Wait for the cluster to resolve on its own.

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  • Send in medical supplies for symptomatic treatment.
  • Dispatch a rapid response team to conduct a shoe-leather epidemiology investigation to characterize cases, identify exposures, and collect samples.
  • Restrict movement into and out of the village without further investigation.
  • Wait for the cluster to resolve on its own.

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