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Epidemic reporting in EM-DAT
| Is an epidemic a disaster? | ||
| (n = 21) | n (%) | 95% credibility interval |
| Yes | 20 (95) | [86; 100] |
| No | 1 (5) | [0; 14] |
| Should EM-DAT include epidemics of a certain size and not include outbreaks and pandemics? | ||
| (n = 21) | n (%) | 95% credibility interval |
| Yes | 9 (43) | [24; 67] |
| No | 12 (57) | [33; 76] |
| Can we use the current EM-DAT entry criteria for epidemics? | ||
| (n = 20) | n (%) | 95% credibility interval |
| Yes | 6 (30) | [10; 50] |
| No | 14 (70) | [50; 90] |
