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Implication of backward contact tracing in the presence of overdispersed transmission in COVID-19 outbreaks

Introduction: Contact tracing has the potential to control outbreaks without the need for stringent physical distancing policies, e.g. civil lockdowns. Unlike forward contact tracing, backward contact tracing identifies the source of newly detected cases. This approach is particularly valuable when...

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Autores principales: Endo, Akira, Leclerc, Quentin J., Knight, Gwenan M., Medley, Graham F., Atkins, Katherine E., Funk, Sebastian, Kucharski, Adam J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: F1000 Research Limited 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7610176/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33154980
http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16344.3