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. 2020 Nov;25(47):2001943.
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.47.2001943.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on testing services for HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections in the WHO European Region, March to August 2020

Daniel Simões  1   2 , Annemarie Rinder Stengaard  3 , Lauren Combs  3 , Dorthe Raben  3 ; EuroTEST COVID-19 impact assessment consortium of partners  4
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on testing services for HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections in the WHO European Region, March to August 2020

Daniel Simões et al. Euro Surveill. 2020 Nov.

Abstract

We present preliminary results of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) impact assessment on testing for HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections in the WHO European Region. We analyse 98 responses from secondary care (n = 36), community testing sites (n = 52) and national level (n = 10). Compared to pre-COVID-19, 95% of respondents report decreased testing volumes during March-May and 58% during June-August 2020. Reasons for decreases and mitigation measures were analysed.

Keywords: COVID-19; HIV; Testing; hepatitis B infection; hepatitis C infection, sexually transmitted infections.

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Conflict of interest: None declared.

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Figure 1
Changes in testing volume for HIV, HBV, HCV and STIsa by infection and category of change in (A) March–May 2020 and (B) June–August, compared with March–May 2019 in 34 WHO European Region countries (n = 98 respondents)
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Figure 2
Changes in testing volume for HIV, HBV, HCV and STIsa, by setting and category of change in (A) March–May 2020 and (B) June–August 2020, compared with March–May 2019, in 34 WHO European Region countries (n = 98 respondents)
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