Abstract
The public health community has used contact tracing to address pandemics since the eighteenth century. With the emergence of COVID-19, these classical skills are the primary defense for communities to limit morbidity and mortality during the pandemic. Here we describe the methods, strengths, and challenges of contact tracing.
Copyright 2021 by the Missouri State Medical Association.
MeSH terms
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Awareness
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COVID-19 / diagnosis
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COVID-19 / epidemiology
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COVID-19 / prevention & control*
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COVID-19 / virology
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Contact Tracing / methods*
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Contact Tracing / statistics & numerical data
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Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control
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Hand Disinfection / methods
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Humans
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Missouri / epidemiology
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Pandemics / prevention & control*
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Patient Isolation / methods
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Physical Distancing
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Public Health / methods
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Public Health / standards
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Quarantine / methods
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SARS-CoV-2 / genetics
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SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification