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Contact Tracing MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Contact Tracing
Tree Number(s)
E05.318.270
N06.850.520.270
N06.850.780.200.225
Unique ID
D016358
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016358
Annotation
coordinate with disease /‌epidemiol or /‌transm
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Close Contact Epidemiology
Communicable Disease Contact Tracing
Contact Investigation
Contact Screening
Index Case Epidemiology
Index Patient Epidemiology
Infectious Disease Contact Tracing
Notification, Partner
PUI Epidemiology
Partner Notification
Patient Zero Epidemiology
Person Under Investigation Epidemiology
Previous Indexing
Sexually Transmitted Diseases/prevention & control (1966-1990)
specific disease/prevention & control (1972-1990)
specific infection/prevention & control (1986-1990)
Public MeSH Note
91
History Note
91
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1990/08/02
Revision Date
2020/06/30
Contact Tracing Preferred
Notification, Partner Narrower
Index Case Epidemiology Related
Close Contact Epidemiology Related
Person Under Investigation Epidemiology Related
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