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Assessing the role of contact tracing in a suspected H7N2 influenza A outbreak in humans in Wales [PDF]
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2010 Background The detailed analysis of an outbreak database has been undertaken to examine the role of contact tracing in controlling an outbreak of possible avian influenza in humans. The outbreak, initiating from the purchase of infected domestic poultry,
Salmon Roland +5 more
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Factors Affecting COVID-19 Transmission and Modelling of Close Contact Tracing Strategies
Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2021 Background: Close contact tracing is an essential measure that countries are applying to combat the epidemic of COVID-19. The purpose of contact tracing is to rapidly identify potentially infected individuals and prevent further spread of the disease. In
Shahram Yazdani +3 more
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Wellcome Open Research, 2021 Introduction: Contact tracing has the potential to control outbreaks without the need for stringent physical distancing policies, e.g. civil lockdowns. Unlike forward contact tracing, backward contact tracing identifies the source of newly detected cases.
Akira Endo +7 more
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Timeliness of contact tracing among flight passengers during the COVID-19 epidemic in Vietnam
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021 Background International air travel plays an important role in the global spread of SARS-CoV-2, and tracing of close contacts is an integral part of the public health response to COVID-19.
Thai Quang Pham +17 more
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PLoS ONE, 2023 The goal of tracing, testing, and quarantining contacts of infected individuals is to contain the spread of infectious diseases, a strategy widely used during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, limited research exists on the effectiveness of contact tracing,
Cécile Kremer +6 more
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On the contact tracing for COVID-19: A simulation study
Epidemics, 2023 Background:: Contact tracing is one of the most effective non-pharmaceutical interventions in the COVID-19 pandemic. This study uses a multi-agent model to investigate the impact of four types of contact tracing strategies to prevent the spread of COVID ...
Luděk Berec +11 more
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Wellcome Open Research, 2020 Introduction: Contact tracing has the potential to control outbreaks without the need for stringent physical distancing policies, e.g. civil lockdowns. Unlike forward contact tracing, backward contact tracing identifies the source of newly detected cases.
Akira Endo +7 more
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Contact tracing strategies in heterogeneous populations [PDF]
, 2006 Contact tracing is a well-established disease control measure that seeks to uncover cases by following chains of infection. This paper examines mathematical models of both single-step and iterative contact tracing schemes and analyses the ability of ...
Eames, KTD, Eames, Ken T. D.
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Optimizing the mitigation of epidemic spreading through targeted adoption of contact tracing apps
Physical Review Research, 2022 The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is the first epidemic in human history in which digital contact tracing has been deployed at a global scale. Tracking and quarantining all the contacts of individuals who test positive for a virus can help slow down an ...
Aleix Bassolas +4 more
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PLoS ONE, 2021 BackgroundContact tracing is a crucial part of the public health surveillance toolkit. However, it is labor-intensive and costly to carry it out. Some countries have faced challenges implementing contact tracing, and no impact evaluations using empirical
Andres I Vecino-Ortiz +3 more
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