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- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Copyright
- The Author 2012. Published by Oxford University Press. Available online at www.phe.oxfordjournals.org
- ISSN
- 1754-9973
- eISSN
- 1754-9981
- DOI
- 10.1093/phe/phs009
- Publisher site
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Abstract
This case for discussion highlights some of the ethical difficulties that may arise in the use of molecular typing techniques in the control of infectious diseases. Molecular typing techniques offer evidence (stronger than regular epidemiological exploration of sources and contacts) for claims about infection routes. Such evidence will mean that public health authorities need to think about how to respond ethically to causal responsibility for contagion. In this context, questions are raised about the use of molecular typing methods for source and contact tracing in the control of infectious diseases.
Journal
Public Health Ethics – Oxford University Press
Published: Nov 30, 2012