Contact tracing management of the COVID-19 pandemic

Volume: 77 Number: 3 September 1, 2020
  • Asiye Çiğdem Şimşek
  • Ateş Kara
  • Fatma Nur Baran Aksakal
  • Mehmet Gülüm
  • Bahattin İlter
  • Levent Ender
  • Yunus Emre Bulut
  • Hasan Gül
  • Hasan Irmak
  • Kerime Altunay
  • Deniz Çakmak
  • Ercüment Tosun
  • Enver Cihangir Gülegen
  • Muhittin Demirkasımoğlu
  • Nilüfer Tavukçu
  • Avni Aydoğmuş
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Contact tracing management of the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

Objective: The new type of Corona virus SARSCoV-2 is the most important item on the agenda, currently affecting our world. The number of cases has exceeded millions and the number of dead has exceeded hundreds of thousands. The precautions to be taken by societies and individuals, especially states, will undoubtedly be the most important task at the end of this epidemic. In our study, analyzes the data and consequences regarding COVID-19, making use of worldwide experiences and national statistics. In the report writing process, evidence-based and scientific tables and charts were used. In these times when most citizens have just begun to encounter the word pandemic, this report has been prepared using the data and scientific facts of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Turkey. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate “contact tracing management” detection, referral and follow-up studies for positive cases with COVID-19 test results and their contacts in Ankara. Methods: With the Laboratory Information Management System LBYS , Public Health Management System HSYS , Contact Tracing and Isolation Tracking System FITAS and the Family Medicine Information System AHBS prepared by our Ministry, the COVID-19 test results in Ankara were directed towards the “the Our study, which aims to evaluate contact tracing management” detection, referral and follow-up studies, is a descriptive study. Within the scope of the research, the studies between March 11, 2020 and May 31, 2020 were examined. In order to use the data in the study, permission was obtained from the General Directorate of Public Health of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Turkey.dated 06/12/2020 and numbered 119016548. Results: In Ankara, the number of contacts per case is 4.07 and the number of contact tracing per case is 4.05. With a total of 398 “Field Contact Tracing Teams” consisting of 1 doctor and 2 health care personnel throughout the city, the average of 50 ± standard deviations reached 99.4% within hours. Conclusion: The most effective way to prevent the spread of the virus; the epidemic is expected to be brought under control by public health interventions such as mask use, social distance, hand washing, hygiene rules, infection prevention activities such as indoor ventilation and contact management made through “Field Contact Tracing Teams” and Family Medicine providing service across the country with GPS-based mobile application FITAS.

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Asiye Çiğdem Şimşek This is me

Ateş Kara This is me

Fatma Nur Baran Aksakal This is me

Mehmet Gülüm This is me

Bahattin İlter This is me

Levent Ender This is me

Yunus Emre Bulut This is me

Hasan Gül This is me

Hasan Irmak This is me

Kerime Altunay This is me

Deniz Çakmak This is me

Ercüment Tosun This is me

Enver Cihangir Gülegen This is me

Muhittin Demirkasımoğlu This is me

Nilüfer Tavukçu This is me

Avni Aydoğmuş This is me

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Year 2020 Volume: 77 Number: 3

APA
Şimşek, A. Ç., Kara, A., Baran Aksakal, F. N., Gülüm, M., İlter, B., Ender, L., Bulut, Y. E., Gül, H., Irmak, H., Altunay, K., Çakmak, D., Tosun, E., Gülegen, E. C., Demirkasımoğlu, M., Tavukçu, N., & Aydoğmuş, A. (2020). Contact tracing management of the COVID-19 pandemic. Türk Hijyen Ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi, 77(3), 269-280. https://izlik.org/JA69AR76DY
AMA
1.Şimşek AÇ, Kara A, Baran Aksakal FN, et al. Contact tracing management of the COVID-19 pandemic. Turk Hij Den Biyol Derg. 2020;77(3):269-280. https://izlik.org/JA69AR76DY
Chicago
Şimşek, Asiye Çiğdem, Ateş Kara, Fatma Nur Baran Aksakal, et al. 2020. “Contact Tracing Management of the COVID-19 Pandemic”. Türk Hijyen Ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi 77 (3): 269-80. https://izlik.org/JA69AR76DY.
EndNote
Şimşek AÇ, Kara A, Baran Aksakal FN, Gülüm M, İlter B, Ender L, Bulut YE, Gül H, Irmak H, Altunay K, Çakmak D, Tosun E, Gülegen EC, Demirkasımoğlu M, Tavukçu N, Aydoğmuş A (September 1, 2020) Contact tracing management of the COVID-19 pandemic. Türk Hijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi 77 3 269–280.
IEEE
[1]A. Ç. Şimşek et al., “Contact tracing management of the COVID-19 pandemic”, Turk Hij Den Biyol Derg, vol. 77, no. 3, pp. 269–280, Sept. 2020, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA69AR76DY
ISNAD
Şimşek, Asiye Çiğdem - Kara, Ateş - Baran Aksakal, Fatma Nur - Gülüm, Mehmet - İlter, Bahattin - Ender, Levent - Bulut, Yunus Emre et al. “Contact Tracing Management of the COVID-19 Pandemic”. Türk Hijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi 77/3 (September 1, 2020): 269-280. https://izlik.org/JA69AR76DY.
JAMA
1.Şimşek AÇ, Kara A, Baran Aksakal FN, Gülüm M, İlter B, Ender L, Bulut YE, Gül H, Irmak H, Altunay K, Çakmak D, Tosun E, Gülegen EC, Demirkasımoğlu M, Tavukçu N, Aydoğmuş A. Contact tracing management of the COVID-19 pandemic. Turk Hij Den Biyol Derg. 2020;77:269–280.
MLA
Şimşek, Asiye Çiğdem, et al. “Contact Tracing Management of the COVID-19 Pandemic”. Türk Hijyen Ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi, vol. 77, no. 3, Sept. 2020, pp. 269-80, https://izlik.org/JA69AR76DY.
Vancouver
1.Asiye Çiğdem Şimşek, Ateş Kara, Fatma Nur Baran Aksakal, Mehmet Gülüm, Bahattin İlter, Levent Ender, Yunus Emre Bulut, Hasan Gül, Hasan Irmak, Kerime Altunay, Deniz Çakmak, Ercüment Tosun, Enver Cihangir Gülegen, Muhittin Demirkasımoğlu, Nilüfer Tavukçu, Avni Aydoğmuş. Contact tracing management of the COVID-19 pandemic. Turk Hij Den Biyol Derg [Internet]. 2020 Sep. 1;77(3):269-80. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA69AR76DY