Wafaa M. El-Sadr and Joey Platt are with ICAP, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY. Melanie Bernitz is with Columbia Health, Columbia University. Melissa Reyes is with Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University.
Am J Public Health. 2022 Jul;112(7):1025-1033. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2022.306842. Epub 2022 Jun 2.
Contact tracing-the process of identifying, isolating, and managing infected persons and their contacts-is a recognized public health measure for controlling the transmission of infectious diseases. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, contact tracing has received intense attention. We provide a brief overview of the history of contact tracing during several major disease outbreaks in the past century: syphilis and other sexually transmitted infections, HIV infection, tuberculosis, Ebola virus disease, and COVID-19. Our discussion on the barriers to and facilitators of contact tracing offers a perspective on societal and institutional roles and dynamics, stigma as a major barrier to effective tracing efforts, and how the nature and epidemiology of the infection itself can affect its success. We explore the evolution and adaptation of contact tracing and provide insights for future programming and research. (. 2022;112(7):1025-1033. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.306842).
接触者追踪——识别、隔离和管理感染者及其接触者的过程——是控制传染病传播的公认公共卫生措施。在 COVID-19 大流行背景下，接触者追踪受到了高度关注。我们简要概述了过去一个世纪几次重大疾病暴发期间接触者追踪的历史：梅毒和其他性传播感染、HIV 感染、结核病、埃博拉病毒病和 COVID-19。我们对接触者追踪的障碍和促进因素的讨论提供了对社会和机构角色和动态的看法，污名是有效追踪努力的主要障碍，以及感染本身的性质和流行病学如何影响其成功。我们探讨了接触者追踪的演变和适应，并为未来的规划和研究提供了见解。（. 2022；112(7):1025-1033. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.306842）。
