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Identifying patient zero is essential for controlling an epidemic.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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Is it true that identifying patient zero is essential for controlling an epidemic?

Partly. One public-health paper calls detecting the 'No. 0 source of infection' crucial work in China's sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks, while a simulation study finds a trade-off in which focusing on identifying patient zero may come at the expense of identifying infected individuals. Neither settles the general claim that identifying patient zero is essential for controlling an epidemic.

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Evidence for · 1
Occupational Characteristics and Management Measures of Sporadic COVID-19 Outbreaks From June 2020 to January 2021 in China: The Importance of Tracking Down “Patient Zero” -
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Occupational Characteristics and Management Measures of Sporadic COVID-19 Outbreaks From June 2020 to January 2021 in China: The Importance of Tracking Down “Patient Zero” - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.670669

Evidence against · 1
Trading contact tracing efficiency for finding patient zero
2022
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Trading contact tracing efficiency for finding patient zero. (2022). hal.science. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-26892-7

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