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cord-253393-3y5bb8f0	Clarke, Mattea	Establishing prison-led contact tracing to prevent outbreaks of COVID-19 in prisons in Ireland	2020-06-22		.txt	text/plain	2861	145	54	METHODS: The IPS National Infection Control Team, in collaboration with the National Quality Improvement (QI) team and Health Service Executive (HSE) in Ireland, implemented a programme to develop and train in-prison contact tracing teams (CTTs). Within the IPS, contact tracing is commenced for all confirmed and highly probable cases of COVID-19 amongst both detainees and prison sta (see Box 1 for case definitions). 7 Furthermore, the absence of any confirmed cases of COVID-19 amongst detainees in the IPS means that it is not possible to draw any conclusions about the e ectiveness of this contact tracing approach in preventing transmission or outbreaks within the prison estate in Ireland. Every country is likely to need to implement a range of measures to prevent and control outbreaks of COVID-19 in PPDs. A partnership approach involving community public health expertise, QI input and support and prison resources can provide an e ective mechanism for contact tracing of COVID-19 cases within the vulnerable prison setting.	./cache/cord-253393-3y5bb8f0.txt	./txt/cord-253393-3y5bb8f0.txt