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Remote Laboratory Management: Respiratory Virus Diagnostics
Published on: April 6, 2019
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Mitigation Efforts and Testing During an In-Person Training Event-Uganda, 12-29
Rebecca L Laws1, Sam Biraro2, Wilford Kirungi3
1Division of Global HIV and TB, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Abstract:
Large public-health training events may result in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission. Universal SARS-CoV-2 testing during trainings for the Uganda Population-based HIV Impact Assessment identified 28 of 475 (5.9%) individuals with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among attendees; most (89.3%) were asymptomatic. Until COVID-19 vaccine is readily available for staff and participants, effective COVID-19 mitigation measures, along with SARS-CoV-2 testing, are recommended for in-person trainings, particularly when trainees will have subsequent contact with survey participants.
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