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. 2024 Jan;29(4):2400047.
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.4.2400047.

Authors' response: Added value of backward contact tracing for COVID-19

Timo Louis Boelsums  1 , Maaike Buskermolen  1 ; all co-authors of the original article  2
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Authors' response: Added value of backward contact tracing for COVID-19

Timo Louis Boelsums et al. Euro Surveill. 2024 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; backward contact tracing; infectious disease control; pandemic preparedness; public health response.

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Conflict of interest: None declared.

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