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SARS-CoV-2 Prevalence among Outpatients during Community Transmission, Zambia, July 2020
During the July 2020 first wave of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in Zambia, PCR-measured prevalence was 13.4% among outpatients at health facilities, an absolute difference of 5.7% compared with prevalence among community members. This finding suggests that facility testing might b...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8314838/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34287124 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2708.210502 |
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author | Hines, Jonas Z. Fwoloshi, Sombo Kampamba, Davies Barradas, Danielle T. Banda, Dabwitso Zulu, James E. Wolkon, Adam Yingst, Samuel Boyd, Mary Adetinuke Siwingwa, Mpanji Chirwa, Lameck Kapina, Muzala Sinyange, Nyambe Mukonka, Victor Malama, Kennedy Mulenga, Lloyd B. Agolory, Simon |
author_facet | Hines, Jonas Z. Fwoloshi, Sombo Kampamba, Davies Barradas, Danielle T. Banda, Dabwitso Zulu, James E. Wolkon, Adam Yingst, Samuel Boyd, Mary Adetinuke Siwingwa, Mpanji Chirwa, Lameck Kapina, Muzala Sinyange, Nyambe Mukonka, Victor Malama, Kennedy Mulenga, Lloyd B. Agolory, Simon |
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description | During the July 2020 first wave of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in Zambia, PCR-measured prevalence was 13.4% among outpatients at health facilities, an absolute difference of 5.7% compared with prevalence among community members. This finding suggests that facility testing might be an effective strategy during high community transmission. |
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spelling | pubmed-83148382021-08-07 SARS-CoV-2 Prevalence among Outpatients during Community Transmission, Zambia, July 2020 Hines, Jonas Z. Fwoloshi, Sombo Kampamba, Davies Barradas, Danielle T. Banda, Dabwitso Zulu, James E. Wolkon, Adam Yingst, Samuel Boyd, Mary Adetinuke Siwingwa, Mpanji Chirwa, Lameck Kapina, Muzala Sinyange, Nyambe Mukonka, Victor Malama, Kennedy Mulenga, Lloyd B. Agolory, Simon Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch During the July 2020 first wave of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in Zambia, PCR-measured prevalence was 13.4% among outpatients at health facilities, an absolute difference of 5.7% compared with prevalence among community members. This finding suggests that facility testing might be an effective strategy during high community transmission. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-08 /pmc/articles/PMC8314838/ /pubmed/34287124 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2708.210502 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Dispatch Hines, Jonas Z. Fwoloshi, Sombo Kampamba, Davies Barradas, Danielle T. Banda, Dabwitso Zulu, James E. Wolkon, Adam Yingst, Samuel Boyd, Mary Adetinuke Siwingwa, Mpanji Chirwa, Lameck Kapina, Muzala Sinyange, Nyambe Mukonka, Victor Malama, Kennedy Mulenga, Lloyd B. Agolory, Simon SARS-CoV-2 Prevalence among Outpatients during Community Transmission, Zambia, July 2020 |
title | SARS-CoV-2 Prevalence among Outpatients during Community Transmission, Zambia, July 2020 |
title_full | SARS-CoV-2 Prevalence among Outpatients during Community Transmission, Zambia, July 2020 |
title_fullStr | SARS-CoV-2 Prevalence among Outpatients during Community Transmission, Zambia, July 2020 |
title_full_unstemmed | SARS-CoV-2 Prevalence among Outpatients during Community Transmission, Zambia, July 2020 |
title_short | SARS-CoV-2 Prevalence among Outpatients during Community Transmission, Zambia, July 2020 |
title_sort | sars-cov-2 prevalence among outpatients during community transmission, zambia, july 2020 |
topic | Dispatch |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8314838/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34287124 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2708.210502 |
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