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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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Autores principales: 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
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021
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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
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Boyd, Mary Adetinuke
Siwingwa, Mpanji
Chirwa, Lameck
Kapina, Muzala
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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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