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COVID-19: public health management of the first two confirmed cases identified in the UK.
Holden, B; Quinney, A; Padfield, S; Morton, W; Coles, S; Manley, P; Wensley, A; Hutchinson, C; Lillie, P J; Duncan, C J A; Schmid, M L; Li, A; Foster, K; Anaraki, S; Dabrera, G; Zambon, M; Hughes, G J; Gent, M.
  • Holden B; Public Health England Yorkshire and the Humber, Health Protection Team, Leeds, UK.
  • Quinney A; Field Epidemiology, Field Service, National Infection Service, Public Health England, Leeds, UK.
  • Padfield S; Public Health England Yorkshire and the Humber, Health Protection Team, Leeds, UK.
  • Morton W; Public Health England Yorkshire and the Humber, Health Protection Team, Leeds, UK.
  • Coles S; Public Health England Yorkshire and the Humber, Health Protection Team, Leeds, UK.
  • Manley P; Field Epidemiology, Field Service, National Infection Service, Public Health England, Newcastle, UK.
  • Wensley A; Field Epidemiology, Field Service, National Infection Service, Public Health England, Leeds, UK.
  • Hutchinson C; Public Health England Yorkshire and the Humber, Communications Team, Leeds, UK.
  • Lillie PJ; Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Department, Hull, UK.
  • Duncan CJA; Department of Infection and Tropical Medicine, The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle, UK.
  • Schmid ML; Department of Infection and Tropical Medicine, The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle, UK.
  • Li A; Department of Microbiology, The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle, UK.
  • Foster K; Public Health England North East, Health Protection Team, Newcastle, UK.
  • Anaraki S; Public Health England North East and North Central London, Health Protection Team, London, UK.
  • Dabrera G; Public Health England National Infection Service, Colindale, UK.
  • Zambon M; Public Health England National Infection Service, Colindale, UK.
  • Hughes GJ; Field Epidemiology, Field Service, National Infection Service, Public Health England, Leeds, UK.
  • Gent M; Public Health England Yorkshire and the Humber, Health Protection Team, Leeds, UK.
Epidemiol Infect ; 148: e194, 2020 08 28.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-733554
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We report key learning from the public health management of the first two confirmed cases of COVID-19 identified in the UK. The first case imported, and the second associated with probable person-to-person transmission within the UK. Contact tracing was complex and fast-moving. Potential exposures for both cases were reviewed, and 52 contacts were identified. No further confirmed COVID-19 cases have been linked epidemiologically to these two cases. As steps are made to enhance contact tracing across the UK, the lessons learned from earlier contact tracing during the country's containment phase are particularly important and timely.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Contact Tracing / Coronavirus Infections Type of study: Case report / Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: Epidemiol Infect Journal subject: Communicable Diseases / Epidemiology Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S0950268820001922

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Contact Tracing / Coronavirus Infections Type of study: Case report / Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: Epidemiol Infect Journal subject: Communicable Diseases / Epidemiology Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S0950268820001922