Considerations for the Implementation and Management of Contact Tracing for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Region of the Americas, 5 August 2021

Abstract

This publication from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is an updated version of the June 2020 publication Considerations for the Implementation and Management of Contact Tracing for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) intended to complement the interim guidance by the World Health Organization (WHO) on contact tracing in the context of COVID-19. The present publication includes guidance for contact tracing among vaccinated contacts and international travelers, and in settings with community transmission. It also includes the updated definitions for cases, contacts, and community transmission published by WHO. It aims at providing guidance and operational recommendations for implementing contact tracing for COVID-19 in the Americas. It will be updated as current knowledge on COVID-19 evolves. The target audiences of this publication are national health authorities, public health professionals, and other officials involved in developing and implementing policies and standard operating procedures on contact tracing operations in the Americas.