Concept information
Preferred term
contact tracing
Definition(s)
- 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)
Broader concept(s)
Narrower concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- contact investigations
Creator
- Patricia Fener
In other languages
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French
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recherche des contacts
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suivi des contacts
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/C0X-F3C3ZZ6R-9
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