Comparative effectiveness of contact tracing interventions in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review
Contact tracing is a non-pharmaceutical intervention (NPI) widely used in the control of the
COVID-19 pandemic. Its effectiveness may depend on a number of factors including the …
COVID-19 pandemic. Its effectiveness may depend on a number of factors including the …
Effectiveness of testing, contact tracing and isolation interventions among the general population on reducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review
H Littlecott, C Herd, J O'Rourke… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
We conducted a systematic literature review of general population testing, contact tracing,
case isolation and contact quarantine interventions to assess their effectiveness in reducing …
case isolation and contact quarantine interventions to assess their effectiveness in reducing …
Modelling that shaped the early COVID-19 pandemic response in the UK
E Brooks-Pollock, L Danon… - … Transactions of the …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Infectious disease modelling has played an integral part of the scientific evidence used to
guide the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the UK, modelling evidence used for …
guide the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the UK, modelling evidence used for …
Empirical evidence on the efficiency of backward contact tracing in COVID-19
Standard contact tracing practice for COVID-19 is to identify persons exposed to an infected
person during the contagious period, assumed to start two days before symptom onset or …
person during the contagious period, assumed to start two days before symptom onset or …
[HTML][HTML] An age-cohort simulation model for generating COVID-19 scenarios: A study from Ireland's pandemic response
The COVID-19 pandemic presented an immediate need for the Irish Government to
establish modelling capacity in order to inform public health decision making. A broad …
establish modelling capacity in order to inform public health decision making. A broad …
Attitudes towards booster, testing and isolation, and their impact on COVID-19 response in winter 2022/2023 in France, Belgium, and Italy: A cross-sectional survey …
Background European countries are focusing on testing, isolation, and boosting strategies to
counter the 2022/2023 winter surge due to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants. However …
counter the 2022/2023 winter surge due to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants. However …
A review of using mathematical modeling to improve our understanding of bacteriophage, bacteria, and eukaryotic interactions
Phage therapy, the therapeutic usage of viruses to treat bacterial infections, has many
theoretical benefits in the 'post antibiotic era.'Nevertheless, there are currently no approved …
theoretical benefits in the 'post antibiotic era.'Nevertheless, there are currently no approved …
[PDF][PDF] Implications of the further emergence and spread of the SARS CoV 2 B. 1.1. 529 variant of concern (Omicron) for the EU/EEA first update
TA Brief - Stockholm: European Centre for Disease Prevention …, 2021 - cde.ual.es
The number of countries reporting SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant of concern (VOC) cases
continues to increase globally, with a total of 352 confirmed cases reported by 27 countries …
continues to increase globally, with a total of 352 confirmed cases reported by 27 countries …
Parameter estimation for contact tracing in graph-based models
A Okolie, J Müller… - Journal of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
We adopt a maximum-likelihood framework to estimate parameters of a stochastic
susceptible–infected–recovered (SIR) model with contact tracing on a rooted random tree …
susceptible–infected–recovered (SIR) model with contact tracing on a rooted random tree …
[HTML][HTML] The value of manual backward contact tracing to control COVID-19 in practice, the Netherlands, February to March 2021: a pilot study
TL Boelsums, IAT van de Luitgaarden… - …, 2023 - eurosurveillance.org
Background Contact tracing has been a key component of COVID-19 outbreak control.
Backward contact tracing (BCT) aims to trace the source that infected the index case and …
Backward contact tracing (BCT) aims to trace the source that infected the index case and …