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...
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doaj-e390a55448b642e8a0a4b5019016a0c82021-07-21T17:58:13ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592021-08-012782166216810.3201/eid2708.210502SARS-CoV-2 Prevalence among Outpatients during Community Transmission, Zambia, July 2020Jonas Z. HinesSombo FwoloshiDavies KampambaDanielle T. BarradasDabwitso BandaJames E. ZuluAdam WolkonSamuel YingstMary Adetinuke BoydMpanji SiwingwaLameck ChirwaMuzala KapinaNyambe SinyangeVictor MukonkaKennedy MalamaLloyd B. MulengaSimon Agolory 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. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/8/21-0502_articlecoronavirus diseasedisease control strategiesdisease transmissionpandemicsreal-time PCRrespiratory infections |
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Jonas Z. Hines Sombo Fwoloshi Davies Kampamba Danielle T. Barradas Dabwitso Banda James E. Zulu Adam Wolkon Samuel Yingst Mary Adetinuke Boyd Mpanji Siwingwa Lameck Chirwa Muzala Kapina Nyambe Sinyange Victor Mukonka Kennedy Malama Lloyd B. Mulenga Simon Agolory |
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Jonas Z. Hines Sombo Fwoloshi Davies Kampamba Danielle T. Barradas Dabwitso Banda James E. Zulu Adam Wolkon Samuel Yingst Mary Adetinuke Boyd Mpanji Siwingwa Lameck Chirwa Muzala Kapina Nyambe Sinyange Victor Mukonka Kennedy Malama Lloyd B. Mulenga Simon Agolory SARS-CoV-2 Prevalence among Outpatients during Community Transmission, Zambia, July 2020 Emerging Infectious Diseases coronavirus disease disease control strategies disease transmission pandemics real-time PCR respiratory infections |
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Jonas Z. Hines Sombo Fwoloshi Davies Kampamba Danielle T. Barradas Dabwitso Banda James E. Zulu Adam Wolkon Samuel Yingst Mary Adetinuke Boyd Mpanji Siwingwa Lameck Chirwa Muzala Kapina Nyambe Sinyange Victor Mukonka Kennedy Malama Lloyd B. Mulenga Simon Agolory |
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Jonas Z. Hines |
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SARS-CoV-2 Prevalence among Outpatients during Community Transmission, Zambia, July 2020 |
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SARS-CoV-2 Prevalence among Outpatients during Community Transmission, Zambia, July 2020 |
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SARS-CoV-2 Prevalence among Outpatients during Community Transmission, Zambia, July 2020 |
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SARS-CoV-2 Prevalence among Outpatients during Community Transmission, Zambia, July 2020 |
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SARS-CoV-2 Prevalence among Outpatients during Community Transmission, Zambia, July 2020 |
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sars-cov-2 prevalence among outpatients during community transmission, zambia, july 2020 |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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1080-6040 1080-6059 |
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2021-08-01 |
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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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coronavirus disease disease control strategies disease transmission pandemics real-time PCR respiratory infections |
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