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Türkiye’nin COVID-19 Mücadelesinde Filyasyon: Kapsam, Bileşen ve Aşamaları

Year 2021, Volume: 26 Issue: 2, 141 - 142, 29.05.2021
https://doi.org/10.21673/anadoluklin.848367

Abstract

31/12/2019 tarihinde başlayan COVID19 pandemisinde Türkiye'de bildirilen ilk vaka ve ölüm sırasıyla 11 Mart ve 17 Mart'ta görüldü. Bu yazının yazıldığı sırada dünya genelinde 80.783.674 vaka ve 1.764.863 ölüm, Türkiye'de 2.147.578 vaka ve 19.878 ölüm mevcuttu. Filyasyon, karantina / izolasyon, okulların kapatılması, sokağa çıkma yasakları gibi müdahaleler farklı kombinasyonlarda uygulandı. Pandeminin başlangıcından itibaren edinilen deneyimler, filyasyon çalışmalarının pandemiyle mücadelede stratejik öneme sahip olduğunu göstermektedir. Birim nüfus ve vaka başına düşen ölümler, Türkiye'nin pandemiyle mücadelede önemli başarılar elde ettiğini göstermektedir. Bu başarıda her biri 3 kişiden oluşan, vakalara ve temaslarına 32 saatten daha kısa sürede% 99,6 oranında ulaşan 6000'den fazla filyasyon ekibi önemli role sahiptir. Bu mektupta Türkiye'de uygulanan filyasyonun kapsamı, bileşenleri, aşamaları sunulmaktadır.

References

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Contact Tracing in Turkey’s Struggle with COVID-19: Its Scope, Components, and Stages

Year 2021, Volume: 26 Issue: 2, 141 - 142, 29.05.2021
https://doi.org/10.21673/anadoluklin.848367

Abstract

In COVID19 pandemic started on 31/12/2019, the first reported case and death were observed in Turkey on March 11th and 17th, respectively. As this letter is written, 80.783.674 cases and 1.764.863 deaths around the world, and 2.147.578 cases and 19.878 deaths in Turkey were observed. Non-pharmaceutical interventions such as contact tracing (CT), quarantine/isolation, school closures, curfews were applied in different combinations. The experience gained from the beginning of the pandemic has shown that CT has strategic importance in combating the pandemic. Deaths per population and per case rankings show that Turkey has achieved considerable success in the struggle against the pandemic. More than 6000 CT teams each consisting of 3 staff and reached the cases and their contacts in less than 32 hours with a rate of 99.6% play an important role in this success. In this letter, the scope, components, stages of CT applied in Turkey are provided.

References

  • Uçar A, Arslan Ş, Manap H, Gürkan T, Çalışkan M, Dayıoğlu A, et al. An interactive web-based dashboard for COVID-19 pandemic real-time monitorization in Turkey: TURCO¬VID19. Anatol Clin J Med Sci. 2020;25(special issue):154–5.
  • WHO. Contact Tracing in the Context of COVID-19. WHO (2020). Available at: www.who.int/publications-detail/con-tact-tracing-in-the-context-of-covid-19 (accessed: 14 De¬cember 2020).
  • WHO. Turkey’s Response to COVID-19: First Impres¬sions. WHO (2020). Available at: https://apps.who.int/iris/ bitstream/handle/10665/335803/WHO-EURO-2020-1168- 40914-55408-eng.pdf (accessed: 14 December 2020).
  • Guerin O. Coronavirus: how Turkey took control of Co¬vid-19 emergency. BBC (29 May 2020). Available at: www. bbc.com/news/world-europe-52831017 (accessed: 14 De¬cember 2020).
  • Crawford A. Coronavirus: Turkey’s “COVID detectives” working to keep the pandemic under control. SkyNews (2020). Available at: https://news.sky.com/story/coronavi¬rus-turkeys-covid-detectives-working-to-keep-the-pan¬demic-under-control-12041863 (accessed: 14 December 2020).
  • Buitrago-Garcia D, Egli-Gany D, Counotte MJ, Hossmann S, Imeri H, Ipekci AM, et al. Occurrence and transmission potential of asymptomatic and presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections: a living systematic review and meta-anal¬ysis. PLOS Med. 2020;17(9):e1003346.
  • Shi Q, Hu Y, Peng B, Tang XJ, Wang W, Su K, et al. Effective control of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Wanzhou, China. Nat Med. 2020;27(1):86–93.
  • Kretzschmar ME, Rozhnova G, Bootsma MCJ, van Boven M, van de Wijgert JHHM, Bonten MJM. Impact of delays on effectiveness of contact tracing strategies for COVID-19: a modelling study. Lancet Public Health. 2020;5(8):e452–9.
  • Dighe A, Cattarino L, Cuomo-Dannenburg G, Skarp J, Imai N, Bhatia S, et al. Response to COVID-19 in South Korea and implications for lifting stringent interventions. BMC Med. 2020;18(1):321.
  • Bode M, Craven M, Leopoldseder M, Rutten P, Wilson M. Contact tracing for COVID-19: new considerations for its practical application. McKinsey (8 May 2020). Available at: www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-and-social-sector/ our-insights/contact-tracing-for-covid-19-new-consider¬ations-for-its-practical-application (accessed: 28 December 2020).
  • WHO. WHO strengthens COVID-19 contact tracing to break the chain of transmission. WHO (6 September 2020). Available at: www.who.int/bangladesh/news/detail/06- 09-2020-who-strengthens-covid-19-contact-tracing-to-break-the-chain-of-transmission (accessed: 28 Decem¬ber 2020).
  • Eilersen A, Sneppen K. Cost–benefit of limited isolation and testing in COVID-19 mitigation. Sci Rep. 2020;10(1):18543.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Health Care Administration
Journal Section LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Authors

Melek Nur Aslan 0000-0002-5831-5238

Abdullah Uçar 0000-0002-0220-3720

Publication Date May 29, 2021
Acceptance Date January 1, 2021
Published in Issue Year 2021 Volume: 26 Issue: 2

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Vancouver Aslan MN, Uçar A. Contact Tracing in Turkey’s Struggle with COVID-19: Its Scope, Components, and Stages. Anatolian Clin. 2021;26(2):141-2.

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