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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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