How to Use contact tracing in a Sentence
contact tracing
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Suffolk County Department of Health is also conducting contact tracing to see who should get tested.
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David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The health department said the child is in isolation and that contact tracing is underway but declined to provide additional information, citing privacy concerns.
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Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Jan. 2026
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Public health officials have started contact tracing efforts after more than 100 children were possibly exposed to measles at a Sacramento County event.
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Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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On top of the upfront cost, each additional case of measles averages $16,000 a pop for contact tracing, medical expenses and quarantine monitoring.
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Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
1 Mar. 2026
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In a statement Monday, Contra Costa Health said the agency is conducting contact tracing and notifying local healthcare providers to be vigilent for possible cases.
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Tim Fang,
CBS News,
29 Dec. 2025
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But containing measles outbreaks also requires substantial investment in contact tracing, quarantines, and public-health messaging that might restrict people’s movements and behaviors—all of which could run up against Bhattacharya’s sensibilities.
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Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
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