The effectiveness of contact tracing in emerging epidemics.

<h4>Background</h4>Contact tracing plays an important role in the control of emerging infectious diseases, but little is known yet about its effectiveness. Here we deduce from a generic mathematical model how effectiveness of tracing relates to various aspects of time, such as the course...

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Main Authors: Don Klinkenberg, Christophe Fraser, Hans Heesterbeek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-12-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0000012