Contact Exposure COVID-19—Transmission Method, Text X(13) (Data Element)

Contact Exposure COVID-19—Transmission Method, Text X(13)

Type: Data Element
Identifiers: UUID - 12fcb350-73d3-11ea-9c38-02d94c4bd698
Stewardship Organisation: Aristotle Cloud Services Australia
Endorsed by: ACSA Research Data Stewards Committee : Recorded on April 21, 2020

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Last updated: 28 April 2020
Created: 01 April 2020
Supersedes: None
Superseded by: None
Collections: COVID-19

Definition

A description of the method of transmission of the COVID-19 virus within a community or country.

Data Element (this item)

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Transmission Classification Text X(13) ".

Values

	Value	Meaning	Definition	Start Date	End Date
Permissible Values	community	Community transmission	Community transmission is evidenced by the inability to relate confirmed cases through chains of transmission for a large number of cases, or by increasing positive tests through sentinel samples (routine systematic testing of respiratory samples from established laboratories).	None	None
	local	Local transmission	Local transmission indicates locations where the source of infection is within the reporting location.	None	None
	imported	Imported cases only	Imported cases only indicates locations where all cases have been acquired outside the location of reporting.	None	None
	investigation	Under investigation	Under investigation indicates locations where type of transmission has not been determined for any cases.	None	None
	interupted	Interrupted transmission	Interrupted transmission indicates locations where interruption of transmission has been demonstrated (details to be determined)	None	None

Relation	Count
Input in Derivations	0
Output in Derivations	0
Inclusion in Data Set Specifications	0
Inclusion in Data Distributions	1
As a numerator in an Indicator	0
As a denominator in an Indicator	0
As a disaggregation in an Indicator	0