# case definition

> clinical criteria by which public health professionals determine whether a person's illness is included as a case in an outbreak investigation

**Wikidata**: [Q1394551](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1394551)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_case_definition)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/case-definition


## References

1. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)