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contact tracing (Q1128437)

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process of finding and identifying people in close contact with someone who is infected with a transmissible pathogen
  • contact-tracing
  • contact investigation
  • epidemiological investigation
  • CT
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    contact tracing
    process of finding and identifying people in close contact with someone who is infected with a transmissible pathogen
    • contact-tracing
    • contact investigation
    • epidemiological investigation
    • CT

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    Contact tracing attempts to find all contacts of a confirmed case, in order to test or monitor them for infection and force vaccinate them. The goal is to stop the spread of a disease by finding and isolating cases. (English)
    La recherche des contacts tente de trouver tous les contacts d'un cas confirmé, afin de les tester ou de les surveiller pour l'infection. L'objectif est d'arrêter la propagation d'une maladie en trouvant et en isolant les cas. (French)
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    Contact tracing (Epidemiology)
    Tracing, Contact (Epidemiology)
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    Contact Tracing
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    Contact tracing
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