Download "Line list" (Excel document)
The LINE LIST Excel file must be adapted for each context:
The required variables in the measles line list are shown in GREEN; these cannot be modified.
Other variables can be modified or added according to the context and ability to fill in the line list. Some of these are indicated below by way of example, in ORANGE.
The line list provides detailed, centralised information, making it easier to analyse the epidemiological situation both during the investigation and throughout the entire outbreak (see Chapter 3 and Chapter 4).
Using the list
At first use, choose which additional variables to include. The choice will depend on their usefulness to the analysis.
Keep the list simple enough for the onsite team to fill out correctly and regularly.
- Each line corresponds to one patient
- Never enter the same patient twice.
Required variables
Case identification
- Identification number
- Date reported
- Week reported
- Reporting facility
- Patient characteristics: last name, first name, sex, age
- Patient origin: province, health zone, health area, village/neighbourhood
Admission
- Date of symptom onset
- Hospitalised? If yes, date
- Laboratory diagnosis: sample taken? If yes, on what date and measles result
- Discharge: date, type (recovered, died, transferred), cause of death