Results 31 to 40 of about 2,012,425 (246)

Facilitators and barriers to engagement with contact tracing during infectious disease outbreaks: A rapid review of the evidence.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BackgroundUntil a vaccine is developed, a test, trace and isolate strategy is the most effective method of controlling the COVID-19 outbreak. Contact tracing and case isolation are common methods for controlling infectious disease outbreaks. However, the
Odette Megnin-Viggars, Patrice Carter, G J Melendez-Torres, Dale Weston, G James Rubin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Contact tracing in the hospital setting for COVID-19: An experience from AIIMS, New Delhi

Journal of Public Health and Primary Care, 2022
In this commentary, we relate our experience with contact tracing within the setting of a tertiary care institute and how it evolved over the course of the pandemic.
Devashish Desai, Anivita Aggarwal, Komal Singh, Shivdas Rajaram Naik, Arvind Kumar, Ravneet Kaur, Naveet Wig   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Addressing contact tracing challenges—critical to halting Ebola virus disease transmission

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015
Background: Delayed and ineffective contact tracing contributed to the extensive transmission of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the 2014–2015 West African outbreak. Understanding and addressing the challenges to implementing and managing contact tracing is
Ashley L. Greiner, Kristina M. Angelo, Andrea M. McCollum, Kelsey Mirkovic, Ray Arthur, Frederick J. Angulo   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Limited impact of contact tracing in a University setting for COVID-19 due to asymptomatic transmission and social distancing

Epidemics, 2023
Contact tracing is an important tool for controlling the spread of infectious diseases, including COVID-19. Here, we investigate the spread of COVID-19 and the effectiveness of contact tracing in a university population, using a data-driven ego-centric ...
Daniel Stocks, Emily Nixon, Adam Trickey, Martin Homer, Ellen Brooks-Pollock   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Challenges and opportunities for improved contact tracing in Ghana: experiences from Coronavirus disease-2019-related contact tracing in the Bono region

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background In Ghana, contact tracing received heightened attention in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic during its peak period. Despite the successes achieved, numerous challenges continue to limit the efforts of contact tracing in completely ...
Isaac Tachie Asare, Mbuyiselo Douglas, Gideon Kye-Duodu, Emmanuel Manu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparing Efficiency and Performance of IoT BLE and RFID-Based Systems for Achieving Contract Tracing to Monitor Infection Spread among Hospital and Office Staff

Sensors, 2023
COVID-19 is highly contagious and spreads rapidly; it can be transmitted through coughing or contact with virus-contaminated hands, surfaces, or objects.
Maggie Ezzat Gaber Gendy, Phi Tham, Flynn Harrison, Mehmet Rasit Yuce   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Downsizing of COVID-19 contact tracing in highly immune populations.

PLoS ONE, 2022
Contact tracing is a key component of successful management of COVID-19. Contacts of infected individuals are asked to quarantine, which can significantly slow down (or prevent) community spread.
Maria M Martignoni, Josh Renault, Joseph Baafi, Amy Hurford   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

How is “solidarity” understood in discussions about contact tracing apps? An overview

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
BackgroundIn the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is much discussion about contact tracing apps, their use to contain the spread of the virus as well as the ethical, legal, and social aspects of their development, implementation, acceptance, and ...
Max Tretter
doaj   +1 more source

Contact-Tracing Apps as Boundary Objects of Pandemic Governance: The State-by-State Approach to Contain the Spread of COVID-19 in the United States

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, Jeeyun (Sophia) Baik, Katrin Fischer   +2 more
doaj  

Evaluation of a Contact Tracing Training Program and Field Experience

AJPM Focus, 2022
Introduction: The study objective was to evaluate a contact tracing training program and the role of contact tracing on volunteers’ professional development.
Katherine M. Strelau, BS, Nawar Naseer, PhD, MPH, Rachel Feuerstein-Simon, MPA, MPH, Kierstyn Claycomb, MS, MBA, Heather Klusaritz, PhD, MSW, Hillary C.M. Nelson, PhD, MPH, Carolyn C. Cannuscio, ScD   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source