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. 2021 Jul 15;73(Suppl 1):S42-S44.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab331.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Mitigation Efforts and Testing During an In-Person Training Event-Uganda, 12-29 October 2020

Rebecca L Laws  1 , Sam Biraro  2 , Wilford Kirungi  3 , Brittany Gianetti  4 , Dorothy Aibo  2 , Anna C Awor  4 , Christine West  1 , Karampreet K Sachathep  5 , Herbert Kiyingi  4 , Jennifer Ward  4 , Christina Mwangi  4 , Peter Nkurunziza  2 , David Okimait  2 , Dustin Currie  1   6 , Aderonke Ajiboye  1 , Carole S Moore  1 , Hetal Patel  1 , Sam Sendagala  4 , Mary Naluguza  4 , Veronicah Mugisha  5 , Andrea Low  5 , Stephen Delgado  5 , David Hoos  5 , Kristin Brown  1 , Jennifer S Galbraith  1 , Wolfgang Hladik  1 , Lisa Nelson  4 , Wafaa El-Sadr  5 , Joshua Musinguzi  3 , Andrew C Voetsch  1
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Mitigation Efforts and Testing During an In-Person Training Event-Uganda, 12-29 October 2020

Rebecca L Laws et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

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.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; mitigation; testing; trainings.

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