Numbers of close contacts of individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 and their association with government intervention strategies

• Main Authors: Conor G. McAloon (Author), Patrick Wall (Author), Francis Butler (Author), Mary Codd (Author), Eamonn Gormley (Author), Cathal Walsh (Author), Jim Duggan (Author), T. Brendan Murphy (Author), Philip Nolan (Author), Breda Smyth (Author), Katie O'Brien (Author), Conor Teljeur (Author), Martin J. Green (Author), Luke O'Grady (Author), Kieran Culhane (Author), Claire Buckley (Author), Ciara Carroll (Author), Sarah Doyle (Author), Jennifer Martin (Author), Simon J. More (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Contact tracing is conducted with the primary purpose of interrupting transmission from individuals who are likely to be infectious to others. Secondary analyses of data on the numbers of close contacts of confirmed cases could also: provide an early signal of increases in contac...