Contact Tracing

Identification of those persons (or animals) who have had such an association with an infected person, animal, or contaminated environment as to have had the opportunity to acquire the infection.

Year introduced: 1991

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Tree Number(s): E05.318.270, N06.850.520.270, N06.850.780.200.225

MeSH Unique ID: D016358

Entry Terms:

• Tracing, Contact
• Communicable Disease Contact Tracing
• Infectious Disease Contact Tracing
• Contact Screening
• Screening, Contact
• Contact Investigation
• Investigation, Contact
• Notification, Partner
• Partner Notifications
• Partner Notification
• Index Case Epidemiology
• Epidemiology, Index Case
• Patient Zero Epidemiology
• Epidemiology, Patient Zero
• Index Patient Epidemiology
• Epidemiology, Index Patient
• Close Contact Epidemiology
• Epidemiology, Close Contact
• Person Under Investigation Epidemiology
• PUI Epidemiology
• Epidemiology, PUI

Previous Indexing:

• Sexually Transmitted Diseases/prevention and control (1966-1990)
• specific disease/prevention and control (1972-1990)
• specific infection/prevention and control (1986-1990)

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Investigative Techniques
Epidemiologic Methods
Contact Tracing

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Health Care Category
Environment and Public Health
Public Health
Epidemiologic Methods
Contact Tracing

All MeSH Categories
Health Care Category
Environment and Public Health
Public Health
Public Health Practice
Communicable Disease Control
Contact Tracing