Eurosurveillance · 2020 · 118 citations · 2 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious Disease ControlInfectious DiseasesInfectious Disease EpidemiologyOutbreak InvestigationPublic Health SurveillanceInfectious Disease PreventionInfectious Disease SurveillanceOutbreak ResponsePublic Health ResponseRespiratory DiseaseRespiratory SurveillanceCommunity Transmission ControlCoronavirus DiagnosticsCoronavirus Respiratory InfectionEpidemiological ConfirmationRespiratory Illness SurveillanceRespiratory Virus SurveillanceSars-cov-2 InfectionSevere Acute Respiratory Syndrome
To rapidly assess possible community transmission in Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands, healthcare workers (HCW) with mild respiratory complaints and without epidemiological link (contact with confirmed case or visited areas with active circulation) were tested for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Within 2 days, 1,097 HCW in nine hospitals were tested; 45 (4.1%) were positive. Of six hospitals with positive HCW, two accounted for 38 positive HCW. The results informed local and national risk management.
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Detection of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) by real-time RT-PCR
Victor M. Corman, Olfert Landt, Marco Kaiser et al. · Eurosurveillance · 2020 · 8.2K citations · Full text