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Contact tracing – Old models and new challenges
Infectious Disease Modelling, 2021 Contact tracing is an effective method to control emerging infectious diseases. Since the 1980’s, modellers are developing a consistent theory for contact tracing, with the aim to find effective and efficient implementations, and to assess the effects of
Johannes Müller, Mirjam Kretzschmar
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Ebola Contact Tracing Study data [PDF]
, 2019 The collection contains four datasets captured in the Ebola Contact Tracing Study: [1] 'summary_data_cases' contains details of the 41 confirmed Ebola cases included in the study; [2] 'app_data_contacts' contains details of the 646 Ebola contacts ...
Danquah, Lisa +3 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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The importance of timely contact tracing — A simulation study
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021 Background: While the role of contact tracing in the containment of the COVID-19 epidemic remains important until vaccines are widely available, literature on objectively measurable indicators for the effectiveness of contact tracing is scarce.
Sofia K. Mettler +6 more
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The effectiveness of backward contact tracing in networks
, 2020 Discovering and isolating infected individuals is a cornerstone of epidemic control. Because many infectious diseases spread through close contacts, contact tracing is a key tool for case discovery and control.
Ahn, Yong-Yeol +4 more
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Risk of transmitting meningococcal infection by transient contact on aircraft and other transport. [PDF]
, 2009 Contact tracing of persons with meningococcal disease who have travelled on aeroplane or other multi-passenger transport is not consistent between countries.
Hellenbrand, W +4 more
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New Scientist, 2020 England is continuing to remove coronavirus restrictions but efforts to track and stop infections are still struggling, reports Adam Vaughan.
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International Journal of Communication, 2023 Digital contact tracing has been claimed as imperative to controlling the spread of COVID-19. However, the state-by-state approach in the United States led to divergences in contact tracing.
Eugene Jang +2 more
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Next Generation Technology for Epidemic Prevention and Control: Data-Driven Contact Tracking
IEEE Access, 2019 Contact tracking is one of the key technologies in prevention and control of infectious diseases. In the face of a sudden infectious disease outbreak, contact tracking systems can help medical professionals quickly locate and isolate infected persons and
Hechang Chen +3 more
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Challenges and mitigation strategies during contact tracing: Lessons learned in COVID-19-pandemic
Journal of Public Health and Primary Care, 2022 Introduction: Contact tracing can identify potentially infected individuals before severe symptoms emerge, and if conducted sufficiently quickly can prevent onward transmission from secondary cases.
Suraj Kapoor +6 more
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