Incorporating COVID-19 into Acute Febrile Illness Surveillance Systems, Belize, Kenya, Ethiopia, Peru, and Liberia, 2020-2021

Existing acute febrile illness (AFI) surveillance systems can be leveraged to identify and characterize emerging pathogens, such as SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention collaborated with ministries of health and implementing partners in Belize, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, and Peru to adapt AFI surveillance systems to generate COVID-19 response information. Staff at sentinel sites collected epidemiologic data from persons meeting AFI criteria and specimens for SARS-CoV-2 testing. A total of 5,501 patients with AFI were enrolled during March 2020-October 2021; >69% underwent SARS-CoV-2 testing. Percentage positivity for SARS-CoV-2 ranged from 4% (87/2,151, Kenya) to 19% (22/115, Ethiopia). We show SARS-CoV-2 testing was successfully integrated into AFI surveillance in 5 low- to middle-income countries to detect COVID-19 within AFI care-seeking populations. AFI surveillance systems can be used to build capacity to detect and respond to both emerging and endemic infectious disease threats.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:28

Enthalten in:

Emerging infectious diseases - 28(2022), 13 vom: 28. Dez., Seite S34-S41

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shih, David C [VerfasserIn]
Silver, Rachel [VerfasserIn]
Henao, Olga L [VerfasserIn]
Alemu, Aynalem [VerfasserIn]
Audi, Allan [VerfasserIn]
Bigogo, Godfrey [VerfasserIn]
Colston, Josh M [VerfasserIn]
Edu-Quansah, Elijah P [VerfasserIn]
Erickson, Timothy A [VerfasserIn]
Gashu, Andargachew [VerfasserIn]
Gbelee, G Burgess [VerfasserIn]
Gunter, Sarah M [VerfasserIn]
Kosek, Margaret N [VerfasserIn]
Logan, Gorbee G [VerfasserIn]
Mackey, Joy M [VerfasserIn]
Maliga, Adrianna [VerfasserIn]
Manzanero, Russell [VerfasserIn]
Morazan, Gerhaldine [VerfasserIn]
Morey, Francis [VerfasserIn]
Munoz, Flor M [VerfasserIn]
Murray, Kristy O [VerfasserIn]
Nelson, Thelma V [VerfasserIn]
Olortegui, Maribel Paredes [VerfasserIn]
Yori, Pablo Penataro [VerfasserIn]
Ronca, Shannon E [VerfasserIn]
Schiaffino, Francesca [VerfasserIn]
Tayachew, Adamu [VerfasserIn]
Tedasse, Musse [VerfasserIn]
Wossen, Mesfin [VerfasserIn]
Allen, Denise R [VerfasserIn]
Angra, Pawan [VerfasserIn]
Balish, Amanda [VerfasserIn]
Farron, Madeline [VerfasserIn]
Guerra, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Herman-Roloff, Amy [VerfasserIn]
Hicks, Victoria J [VerfasserIn]
Hunsperger, Elizabeth [VerfasserIn]
Kazazian, Lilit [VerfasserIn]
Mikoleit, Matt [VerfasserIn]
Munyua, Peninah [VerfasserIn]
Munywoki, Patrick K [VerfasserIn]
Namwase, Angella Sandra [VerfasserIn]
Onyango, Clayton O [VerfasserIn]
Park, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Peruski, Leonard F [VerfasserIn]
Sugerman, David E [VerfasserIn]
Gutierrez, Emily Zielinski [VerfasserIn]
Cohen, Adam L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute disease
Belize
COVID-19
Coronavirus
Coronavirus disease
Epidemiology
Ethiopia
Fever
Global health
Incidence
Journal Article
Kenya
Liberia
Peru
Respiratory infections
Review
SARS
SARS-CoV-2
Sentinel surveillance
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Viruses
Zoonoses

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 16.12.2022

Date Revised 19.05.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3201/eid2813.220898

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM350146209