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case-fatality ratio

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case-fatality ratio
Epidemiology A value calculated as 100 cases of a disease 'X', divided by the number of persons with the disease who died in a given period of time; the resulting ratio is equal to the rate of a disease's occurrence. See Cause-fatality ratio.


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The observed gene differences between these strains might individually or collectively explain why modern 027 strains are more likely to be epidemic and could explain the higher case-fatality ratio and persistence associated with infection by these strains," said Wren.
During September 1998-April 1999, a viral disease associated with pigs resulted in at least 265 human cases of febrile encephalitis in Peninsular Malaysia; case-fatality ratio was 38% (1).
 
 
 
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