Generally speaking, all deadly outbreaks are handled similarly. The infected are isolated from the healthy population and treated as possible. Simultaneously, the movements of the infected are tracked to determine who else could have been exposed or infected.
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In general, no - an outbreak is a sudden increase in cases above the normal level of disease in a population. Since there are usually some cases of any given disease happening in a population, one case is usually not enough to qualify as an outbreak.
The Lineup - 1954 The Deadly Romeo Case 6-17 was released on: USA: 3 February 1960
Perry Mason - 1957 The Case of the Deadly Verdict - 7.4 was released on: USA: 17 October 1963
It takes 2 cases of people with the same causative agent to be classified as an outbreak. Once upon a time, just one case of botulism was considered an outbreak.
The Case of the Dangerous Robin - 1960 The Deadly Impersonation 1-24 was released on: USA: 27 March 1961
On the Case with Paula Zahn - 2009 Deadly Delivery 2-8 was released on: USA: 6 June 2010
Mark Saber - 1951 The Case of the Deadly Derringer 1-27 was released on: USA: 4 April 1952
On the Case with Paula Zahn - 2009 Deadly Lessons 1-1 was released on: USA: 18 October 2009
Mark Saber - 1951 The Case of the Deadly Dream 1-22 was released on: USA: 29 February 1952
Treasury Men in Action - 1950 The Case of the Deadly Garbage - 2.4 was released on: USA: 25 October 1951