Contact tracing and partner notification in STI management

Purpose

Contact tracing (identifying and notifying individuals exposed to a confirmed infectious case) and partner notification (the STI-specific application) interrupt onward transmission chains by prompting testing, treatment, or prophylaxis in exposed contacts before they develop or transmit disease further
A core public health function applied across notifiable infectious diseases, with particular emphasis in STI management given the frequently asymptomatic nature of many STIs in exposed partners

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