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Effectiveness of thermal screening in detection of COVID-19 among truck drivers at Mutukula Land Point of Entry, Uganda

INTRODUCTION: Despite the limited evidence for its effectiveness, thermal screening at points of entry has increasingly become a standard protocol in numerous parts of the globe in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We sought to determine the effectiveness of thermal screening as a key step in diagn...

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Autores principales:	Nsawotebba, Andrew, Ibanda, Ivan, Ssewanyana, Isaac, Ogwok, Patrick, Ocen, Francis, Okiira, Christopher, Kagirita, Atek, Mujuni, Dennis, Tugumisirize, Didas, Kabugo, Joel, Nyombi, Abdunoor, Majwala, Robert Kaos, Bagaya, Bernard Ssentalo, Kalyesubula-Kibuuka, Simeon, Ssengooba, Willy, Nabadda, Susan
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2021
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8118319/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33983997 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251150

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