Preferred Label : contact tracing;
Definition : In public health, contact tracing is the process of identification of persons who
may have come into contact with an infected person (contacts) and subsequent collection
of further information about these contacts. By tracing the contacts of infected individuals,
testing them for infection, isolating or treating the infected and tracing their contacts
in turn, public health aims to reduce infections in the population. (Wikipedia);
Synonyme : contact investigations;
Origin ID : F3C3ZZ6R-9;
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In public health, contact tracing is the process of identification of persons who
may have come into contact with an infected person (contacts) and subsequent collection
of further information about these contacts. By tracing the contacts of infected individuals,
testing them for infection, isolating or treating the infected and tracing their contacts
in turn, public health aims to reduce infections in the population. (Wikipedia)
