[HTML][HTML] Epidemic models of contact tracing: systematic review of transmission studies of severe acute respiratory syndrome and middle east respiratory syndrome

KO Kwok, A Tang, VWI Wei, WH Park, EK Yeoh… - Computational and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The emergence and reemergence of coronavirus epidemics sparked renewed concerns
from global epidemiology researchers and public health administrators. Mathematical …

Networks and the epidemiology of infectious disease

L Danon, AP Ford, T House, CP Jewell… - Interdisciplinary …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The science of networks has revolutionised research into the dynamics of interacting
elements. It could be argued that epidemiology in particular has embraced the potential of …

[HTML][HTML] Feasibility of controlling COVID-19 outbreaks by isolation of cases and contacts

J Hellewell, S Abbott, A Gimma, NI Bosse… - The Lancet Global …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Isolation of cases and contact tracing is used to control outbreaks of infectious
diseases, and has been used for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Whether this …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of delays on effectiveness of contact tracing strategies for COVID-19: a modelling study

ME Kretzschmar, G Rozhnova, MCJ Bootsma… - The Lancet Public …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background In countries with declining numbers of confirmed cases of COVID-19, lockdown
measures are gradually being lifted. However, even if most physical distancing measures …

Quantifying SARS-CoV-2 transmission suggests epidemic control with digital contact tracing

L Ferretti, C Wymant, M Kendall, L Zhao, A Nurtay… - science, 2020 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome–coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has clear potential for a long-lasting …

[HTML][HTML] Using a real-world network to model localized COVID-19 control strategies

JA Firth, J Hellewell, P Klepac, S Kissler… - Nature medicine, 2020 - nature.com
Case isolation and contact tracing can contribute to the control of COVID-19 outbreaks,.
However, it remains unclear how real-world social networks could influence the …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of self-imposed prevention measures and short-term government-imposed social distancing on mitigating and delaying a COVID-19 epidemic: A …

A Teslya, TM Pham, NG Godijk, ME Kretzschmar… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has spread to nearly every country in the world …

Privacy concerns can explain unwillingness to download and use contact tracing apps when COVID-19 concerns are high

EY Chan, NU Saqib - Computers in Human Behavior, 2021 - Elsevier
Governments around the world have increasingly relied on technology to promote public
health, such as using electronic health records and portable fitness devices. During the …

Measuring the scientific effectiveness of contact tracing: Evidence from a natural experiment

T Fetzer, T Graeber - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Contact tracing has for decades been a cornerstone of the public health approach to
epidemics, including Ebola, severe acute respiratory syndrome, and now COVID-19. It has …

Evaluating how smartphone contact tracing technology can reduce the spread of infectious diseases: The case of COVID-19

E Hernández-Orallo, P Manzoni, CT Calafate… - Ieee …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Detecting and controlling the diffusion of infectious diseases such as COVID-19 is crucial to
managing epidemics. One common measure taken to contain or reduce diffusion is to detect …