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We report the effectiveness of automated text messaging for active surveillance of asymptomatic close contacts of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Cork/Kerry region of Ireland. In the first 7 weeks of the COVID-19 outbreak, 1,336 close contacts received 12,421 automated texts. Overall, 120 contacts (9.0%) reported symptoms which required referral for testing and 35 (2.6%) tested positive for COVID-19. Non-response was high (n = 2,121; 17.1%) and this required substantial clinical and administrative resources for follow-up.

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Measuring the effectiveness of an automated text messaging active surveillance system for COVID-19 in the south of Ireland, March to April 2020
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Peter+M+Barrett&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Barrett Peter M</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Niamh+Bambury&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Bambury Niamh</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Louise+Kelly&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kelly Louise</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Rosalind+Condon&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Condon Rosalind</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Janice+Crompton&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Crompton Janice</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Anne+Sheahan&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Sheahan Anne</a>, <a href="/search?value1=on+behalf+of+the+regional+Department+of+Public+Health&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">on behalf of the regional Department of Public Health</a></span>. Measuring the effectiveness of an automated text messaging active surveillance system for COVID-19 in the south of Ireland, March to April 2020. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2020;25(23):pii=2000972. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.23.2000972" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.23.2000972</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 20 May 2020;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 10 Jun 2020 </span> </p>
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