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Bookmark or Share- How Contact Tracing Can Help Stop COVID-19 - HealthlineContact tracing starts with a person testing positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. It can also be done for suspected cases, as when someone shows symptoms of COVID-19, such...
- Contact tracing - WikipediaContact tracing attempts to find all contacts of a confirmed case, in order to test or monitor them for infection. The goal is to stop the spread of a disease by finding and isolating cases. In public health , contact tracing is the process of identifying persons who may have been exposed to an infected person ("contacts") and subsequent ...
- COVIDTracer and COVIDTracer Advanced | CDCCOVIDTracer and COVIDTracer Advanced are spreadsheet-based tools that allow state- and local-level public health officials and policy makers to compare the effectiveness, and the resources needed, of three user defined contact tracing and monitoring strategies.
- Infection prevention and control: Contact tracing9 May 2017 | Q&A. What is contact tracing and why is it important? People in close contact with someone who is infected with a virus, such as the Ebola virus, are at higher risk of becoming infected themselves, and of potentially further infecting others.
- Contact Tracing - Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource CenterContact Tracing. Resources and Expert Guidance for Tracing the COVID-19 Pandemic. Contact tracing is a critically important tool in pandemic response. Public health officials have long used this tactic to break the chain of transmission of infectious diseases and limit the spread of infections.
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