Contact tracing is an imperfect tool for controlling COVID-19 transmission and relies on population adherence

Evaluations of the UK’s contact tracing programme have shown that it has had limited impact on COVID-19 control. Here, the authors show that with high levels of reporting and adherence, contact tracing could reduce transmission, but it should not be used as the sole control measure.

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Autores principales:	Emma L. Davis, Tim C. D. Lucas, Anna Borlase, Timothy M. Pollington, Sam Abbott, Diepreye Ayabina, Thomas Crellen, Joel Hellewell, Li Pi, CMMID COVID-19 Working Group, Graham F. Medley, T. Déirdre Hollingsworth, Petra Klepac
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
Materias:	Science Q
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/58e188cd13e54388a42dc2455aea7cce
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:58e188cd13e54388a42dc2455aea7cce2021-12-02T18:02:24ZContact tracing is an imperfect tool for controlling COVID-19 transmission and relies on population adherence10.1038/s41467-021-25531-52041-1723https://doaj.org/article/58e188cd13e54388a42dc2455aea7cce2021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25531-5https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Evaluations of the UK’s contact tracing programme have shown that it has had limited impact on COVID-19 control. Here, the authors show that with high levels of reporting and adherence, contact tracing could reduce transmission, but it should not be used as the sole control measure.Emma L. DavisTim C. D. LucasAnna BorlaseTimothy M. PollingtonSam AbbottDiepreye AyabinaThomas CrellenJoel HellewellLi PiCMMID COVID-19 Working GroupGraham F. MedleyT. Déirdre HollingsworthPetra KlepacNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Science Q Emma L. Davis Tim C. D. Lucas Anna Borlase Timothy M. Pollington Sam Abbott Diepreye Ayabina Thomas Crellen Joel Hellewell Li Pi CMMID COVID-19 Working Group Graham F. Medley T. Déirdre Hollingsworth Petra Klepac Contact tracing is an imperfect tool for controlling COVID-19 transmission and relies on population adherence
description	Evaluations of the UK’s contact tracing programme have shown that it has had limited impact on COVID-19 control. Here, the authors show that with high levels of reporting and adherence, contact tracing could reduce transmission, but it should not be used as the sole control measure.
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author	Emma L. Davis Tim C. D. Lucas Anna Borlase Timothy M. Pollington Sam Abbott Diepreye Ayabina Thomas Crellen Joel Hellewell Li Pi CMMID COVID-19 Working Group Graham F. Medley T. Déirdre Hollingsworth Petra Klepac
author_facet	Emma L. Davis Tim C. D. Lucas Anna Borlase Timothy M. Pollington Sam Abbott Diepreye Ayabina Thomas Crellen Joel Hellewell Li Pi CMMID COVID-19 Working Group Graham F. Medley T. Déirdre Hollingsworth Petra Klepac
author_sort	Emma L. Davis
title	Contact tracing is an imperfect tool for controlling COVID-19 transmission and relies on population adherence
title_short	Contact tracing is an imperfect tool for controlling COVID-19 transmission and relies on population adherence
title_full	Contact tracing is an imperfect tool for controlling COVID-19 transmission and relies on population adherence
title_fullStr	Contact tracing is an imperfect tool for controlling COVID-19 transmission and relies on population adherence
title_full_unstemmed	Contact tracing is an imperfect tool for controlling COVID-19 transmission and relies on population adherence
title_sort	contact tracing is an imperfect tool for controlling covid-19 transmission and relies on population adherence
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/58e188cd13e54388a42dc2455aea7cce
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Contact tracing is an imperfect tool for controlling COVID-19 transmission and relies on population adherence

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