Contact tracing – Old models and new challenges

Contact tracing – Old models and new challenges

Contact tracing is an effective method to control emerging infectious diseases. Since the 1980’s, modellers are developing a consistent theory for contact tracing, with the aim to find effective and efficient implementations, and to assess the effects of contact tracing on the spread of an infectiou...

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Main Authors: Johannes Müller, Mirjam Kretzschmar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2021-01-01
Series:Infectious Disease Modelling
Subjects:
Contact tracing
Mathematical models
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468042720301093
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spelling doaj-d31e895f3e484fa7ab22a8f8ed8957a72021-04-02T20:57:29ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Infectious Disease Modelling2468-04272021-01-016222231Contact tracing – Old models and new challengesJohannes Müller0Mirjam Kretzschmar1Mathematical Institute, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstr. 3, 85748, Garching, Germany; Institute for Computational Biology, Helmholtz Center Munich, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany; Corresponding author. Mathematical Institute, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstr. 3, 85748, Garching, Germany.Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584CX, Utrecht, the NetherlandsContact tracing is an effective method to control emerging infectious diseases. Since the 1980’s, modellers are developing a consistent theory for contact tracing, with the aim to find effective and efficient implementations, and to assess the effects of contact tracing on the spread of an infectious disease. Despite the progress made in the area, there remain important open questions. In addition, technological developments, especially in the field of molecular biology (genetic sequencing of pathogens) and modern communication (digital contact tracing), have posed new challenges for the modelling community. In the present paper, we discuss modelling approaches for contact tracing and identify some of the current challenges for the field.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468042720301093Contact tracingMathematical models
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Contact tracing – Old models and new challenges
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Contact tracing
Mathematical models
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title_full Contact tracing – Old models and new challenges
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description Contact tracing is an effective method to control emerging infectious diseases. Since the 1980’s, modellers are developing a consistent theory for contact tracing, with the aim to find effective and efficient implementations, and to assess the effects of contact tracing on the spread of an infectious disease. Despite the progress made in the area, there remain important open questions. In addition, technological developments, especially in the field of molecular biology (genetic sequencing of pathogens) and modern communication (digital contact tracing), have posed new challenges for the modelling community. In the present paper, we discuss modelling approaches for contact tracing and identify some of the current challenges for the field.
topic Contact tracing
Mathematical models
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