Tropical Medicine and Health · 2020 · 23 citations · 7 references
MedicineInfectious Disease ControlInfectious DiseasesDisease SurveillanceEarly DetectionOutbreak DetectionContact TracingInfectious Disease PreventionInfectious Disease ScreeningInfectious Disease SurveillancePopulation ScreeningTravel-related Infectious DiseasesCase Detection RateContact Tracing ScreeningEarly Case DetectionEarly Disease ScreeningEntry Screening DesignHealth System ImplementationPublic Health Workforce PreparednessSurveillance Screening
The purpose of this study was to provide an overview of entry screening measures applied at airports in response to the COVID-19 epidemic worldwide. Between 24 January and 17 February 2020, 5.2% (95% CI 3.1-8.5) of the 271 total imported COVID-19 cases worldwide (excluding imported cases arriving in China, Macao, and Hong Kong) with known detection location were captured through airport entry screening. The majority of imported COVID-19 cases (210) were identified by the health care system (77.5%). Efforts should focus on health care system preparedness for early case detection, since according to our and previous studies health care facilities are the actual point of entry of imported cases.
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Chad R. Wells, Pratha Sah, Seyed M. Moghadas et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2020 · 601 citations · Full text
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