contact tracer
noun [ C ] uk/ˈkɒn.tækt ˌtreɪ.sər/ us/ˈkɑːn.tækt ˌtreɪ.sɚ/
接触者追踪员
a person whose job is to find any other people that an infected person has met or had close contact with, usually in order to control the spread of an infectious disease
Thousands of new contact tracers were enlisted to communicate with people who test positive for coronavirus. 新近征召了几千名接触者追踪员，任务是与新冠病毒测试阳性的人沟通。
You are required to inform the contact tracer of the names of anyone else living at your address. 你被要求向接触者追踪员报告所有和你住在同一地址的人的姓名。
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- Contact tracers reported that many people flatly refused to share details of their contacts.
- A team of 50 contact tracers is working to help cholera patients and contacts disinfect their homes, treat their water and learn safe practices to avoid transmission.
- For sexually transmitted infections, contact tracers need a list of sexual contacts of the index case, as well as any babies born to the index case.
- If the patient refuses to divulge their HIV status to contacts who may be at risk, the doctor can advise the Health Department, which will dispatch an official called a "contact tracer".
- Case management software is often used by contact tracers to maintain records of cases.