Description
Identify a surveillance case definition by its code and source.
Epidemiological reporting depends on case-definition versions, observation windows, censoring, person/test denominators and time-bin boundaries. Missing and indeterminate results differ, while multiple tests can belong to one person. Local record arithmetic does not diagnose infection, establish transmission or select a public-health rule.
Identify a surveillance case definition by its code and source.
When to use this tool
Use Surveillance Case Definition Label when checking the stated benign surveillance record, time, exposure or denominator convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter caseCode, definitionSource, definitionVersion. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read token. Use the output convention below.
Require nonempty case code, definition source and version. Encode the ordered triple as JSON text.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| caseCode | Case Code | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| definitionSource | Definition Source | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| definitionVersion | Definition Version | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| token | JSON-encoded ordered tuple or literal token under the convention above; not a database lookup or authentication result. | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
{
"input": {
"caseCode": "CASE17",
"definitionSource": "Protocol A",
"definitionVersion": "v3"
},
"output": {
"token": "[\"CASE17\",\"Protocol A\",\"v3\"]"
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- The definition is not retrieved or applied; no person is classified as a case and current public-health rules are not determined.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use verified source records, current authoritative definitions and appropriate complete epidemiological/statistical methods with qualified public-health interpretation for actual decisions.
References
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