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. 2020 Nov 19;71(16):2259-2261.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa501.

Contact Tracing for COVID-19: An Opportunity to Reduce Health Disparities and End the Human Immunodeficiency Virus/AIDS Epidemic in the United States

Bohdan Nosyk  1   2 , Wendy S Armstrong  3 , Carlos Del Rio  3   4
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Contact Tracing for COVID-19: An Opportunity to Reduce Health Disparities and End the Human Immunodeficiency Virus/AIDS Epidemic in the United States

Bohdan Nosyk et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing and contact tracing have been proposed as critical components of a safe and effective coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health strategy. We argue that COVID-19 contact tracing may provide a unique opportunity to also conduct widespread HIV testing, among other health-promotion activities.

Keywords: AIDS; COVID-19; HIV; HIV testing; cost-effectiveness.

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  • To Contact Tracing... and Beyond!
    Westreich D, Jenness SM, Marcus JL. Westreich D, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Feb 16;72(4):724-725. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa717. Clin Infect Dis. 2021. PMID: 32492132 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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