Mesh term Contact Tracing
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Epidemiologic Methods
Description
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. Contact tracing is a generally accepted method for the control of sexually transmitted diseases.Search for this term in our Faculty Database
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