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| − | * Use of a mobile application for Ebola contact tracing and monitoring in northern Sierra Leone: a proof-of-concept study (Danquah et al, BMC, 2019): despite challenges, the study demonstrated that it was possible to implement mobile health (mHealth) in this emergency setting. The app had the benefits of improved data completeness, storage and accuracy, but the challenges of using an app in this setting and epidemic context were substantial. <Ref name="Danquah2019">Danquah, Lisa O., et al. "Use of a mobile application for Ebola contact tracing and monitoring in northern Sierra Leone: a proof-of-concept study." BMC infectious diseases 19.1 (2019): 810.</ref> | + | * Use of a mobile application for Ebola contact tracing and monitoring in northern Sierra Leone: a proof-of-concept study (Danquah et al, BMC, 2019): despite challenges, the study demonstrated that it was possible to implement mobile health (mHealth) in this emergency setting. <Ref name="Danquah2019"/> |
| + | ** The app had the benefits of improved data completeness, storage and accuracy, but the challenges of using an app in this setting and epidemic context were substantial. <Ref name="Danquah2019">Danquah, Lisa O., et al. "Use of a mobile application for Ebola contact tracing and monitoring in northern Sierra Leone: a proof-of-concept study." BMC infectious diseases 19.1 (2019): 810.</ref> | ||
| + | * Oxford University provides evidence for coronavirus mobile app for instant contact tracing. <Ref name="OxfordUBDI">OXFORD UNIVERSITY BIG DATA INSTITUTE. [https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/oubd-oup031720.php NEWS RELEASE 17-MAR-2020.] Oxford University provide evidence for coronavirus mobile app for instant contact tracing</ref> | ||
| + | ** The Oxford University team has provided European governments, including the UK, with evidence to support the feasibility of developing a contact tracing mobile app that is instant, could be widely deployed and should be implemented with appropriate ethical considerations. The Oxford University team recommends that the mobile application should form part of an integrated coronavirus control strategy that identifies infected people and their recent contacts using digital technology. <Ref name="OxfordUBDI"/> | ||
==Analysis and interpretation== | ==Analysis and interpretation== | ||
Revision as of 07:52, 28 March 2020
This page collects observations, interpretations, and consequences action about the Contact Tracing as an intervention for SARS-CoV2 in general. Please observe the structure of the page, when you add your content. Please use references where possible. Remember to find the relevant page. For example, if your observation is about transmission routes, please use that page, instead of posting your content here.
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Contact Tracing Apps
Some public health groups have developed Apps and other digital tools for Contact Tracing, some dating back to the SARS outbreak (2003). Here is an overview, followed by our usual observations, interpretations, and actions.
Overview of apps
- TraceTogether, developed in Singapore, with recently all coding being published online for the common good. [1]
- At the writing of this version of the page, over 62000 people have installed the app on their cellphone. For the app to start tracing, the Bluetooth setting on mobile phones has to be turned on. If a user gets infected, the authorities will be able to quickly find out the other users he has been in close contact with, allowing for easier identification of potential cases and helping curb the spread of the virus. [1]
Obeservations
- Use of a mobile application for Ebola contact tracing and monitoring in northern Sierra Leone: a proof-of-concept study (Danquah et al, BMC, 2019): despite challenges, the study demonstrated that it was possible to implement mobile health (mHealth) in this emergency setting. [2]
- The app had the benefits of improved data completeness, storage and accuracy, but the challenges of using an app in this setting and epidemic context were substantial. [2]
- Oxford University provides evidence for coronavirus mobile app for instant contact tracing. [3]
- The Oxford University team has provided European governments, including the UK, with evidence to support the feasibility of developing a contact tracing mobile app that is instant, could be widely deployed and should be implemented with appropriate ethical considerations. The Oxford University team recommends that the mobile application should form part of an integrated coronavirus control strategy that identifies infected people and their recent contacts using digital technology. [3]
Analysis and interpretation
Consequences for action
Topic x
Obeservations
Analysis and interpretation
Consequences for action
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Coronavirus: S'pore Government to make its contact-tracing app freely available to developers worldwide. PUBLISHED MAR 23, 2020, 5:58 PM SGT
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Danquah, Lisa O., et al. "Use of a mobile application for Ebola contact tracing and monitoring in northern Sierra Leone: a proof-of-concept study." BMC infectious diseases 19.1 (2019): 810.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 OXFORD UNIVERSITY BIG DATA INSTITUTE. NEWS RELEASE 17-MAR-2020. Oxford University provide evidence for coronavirus mobile app for instant contact tracing
