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7) providing an administrative framework to national agencies/bodies to implementprevention and control options, including the:- delegation of powers to act to key ministries, including through supportivelegislation;- development of mechanisms to establish and support interagency/ intersectoralcollaboration; and- strengthening of coordinated risk communication; and8) monitoring and evaluation.It is highly likely that a combination of interventions will be needed to effectivelyreduce transmission. Each of these measures is described in more detail below, whilethe benefits and limitations of specific approaches are summarized at Appendix 2.Outbreak definition: Although the criteria used to define an outbreak of HFMD variesfrom country to country, it is important to note that such definitions frequently act astriggers for the implementation of specific public health measures. A commonly usedthreshold for an outbreak is when the number of cases reaches two standard deviations(2SD) above the normal baseline. A cluster is when two or more cases occur within aninstitution, indicating transmission within a cohort.For example, in Malaysia;• An outbreak is defined as two or more cases occurring within one locality.• The epidemic threshold is the occurrence of cases 2SD above the normal rate.• Sporadic cases are defined as single cases in the absence of previous known closecontact with another case.
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