tracing

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Some of those cruises are also famous in the scientific literature—one of the foundations of modern contact tracing comes from an outbreak of gastroenteritis on a cruise ship.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

Proponents say it could also counter the moves of authoritarian governments to use financial surveillance to identify dissidents—a goal tracing back to crypto’s roots.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Beyond tracing ancestry, the researchers believe the work could eventually improve healthcare.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Contract tracing has to be done on remote islands and in major international cities like Johannesburg for a virus that has an incubation period as long as eight weeks.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

She got ready for bed and took it with her, tracing her fingers over the black ink, worries making them wobbly.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton