Characteristics and Outcomes of Contacts of COVID-19 Patients Monitored Using an Automated Symptom Monitoring Tool — Maine, May–June 2020

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Krueger, Anna ; Gunn, Jayleen K. L. ; Watson, Joanna ; Smith, Andrew E. ; Lincoln, Andrew E. ; Huston, Sara L. ; Dirlikov, Emilio ; Robinson, Sara
• Description:
  What is already known about this topic? Identification and quarantine of contacts of COVID-19 patients can reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission. What is added by this report? Maine found that using automated symptom monitoring as a part of the state's contact tracing program was well received, with the majority of monitored contacts (96.4%) agreeing to automated symptom monitoring. Automated symptom monitoring promptly identified COVID-19 diagnoses among monitored contacts. Among 1,622 persons enrolled into an automated symptom monitoring system, 190 (11.7%) developed COVID-19. What are the implications for public health practice? Prompt case investigation can rapidly identify contacts and recommend quarantine, reducing additional exposures and transmission. Automated tools, available in multiple languages and formats, might improve contact tracing programs and reduce resource needs, including staffing. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Coal Coal Mining COVID-19 Disease Outbreaks Electromagnetic Phenomena Environmental Monitoring Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Mining Occupational Health Pandemics Safety Viral Diseases

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• Keywords:
  Monitoring systems; Humans; Quarantine; Surveillance; Disease transmission; Viral infections; Medical monitoring; Automation; Clinical symptoms; Diagnostic techniques; Medical screening; Viral diseases; Infectious diseases; Disease incidence; Men; Women; Case studies; Public health
• Source:
  MMWR 2020 Aug; 69(31):1026-1030
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; Maine ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 4 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  WSD - Western States Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• Volume:
  69
• Issue:
  31
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060602
• Contact Point Address:
  Anna Krueger, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Augusta, Maine
• Email:
  Anna.Krueger@Maine.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/91456/cdc_91456_DS1.pdf
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