COVID-19 outbreaks at shelters for women who are victims of gender-based violence from Ecuador
| Autor: | Dayana Marcela Aguilar, Nelson David Zapata, Edison Andres Galarraga, Barbara Coronel, Heberson Galvis, Marlon Steven Zambrano-Mila, Gabriel Iturralde, Vanessa Bastidas, Ana Cecilia Santamaria, Tannya Lozada, Maria Belen Paredes-Espinosa, Aquiles Rodrigo Henriquez, Angie Buitron, Ana M Tito-Álvarez, Christian David Bilvao, Ismar A. Rivera-Olivero, Miguel Angel Garcia-Bereguiain, David Sanchez Grisales, Tatiana Jaramillo, Karina Beatriz Jimenez, Angel S. Rodriguez, Byron Freire-Paspuel, Jonathan Dario Rondal, Karen Marcela Vasquez, Ines Maria Paredes, Daniela Santander Gordon, Cynthia Lorena Pino, Julio Alejandro Teran, Oscar Lenin Espinosa, Genoveva Granda, Alexander Paolo Vallejo-Janeta, Henry Herrera, Pablo Marcelo Espinosa, Juan Carlos Laglaguano, Cesar Cherrez-Bohorquez, Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Diana Morales-Jadan |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0301 basic medicine
Microbiology (medical) medicine.medical_specialty Latin Americans Occupancy Refugee 030106 microbiology Population Attack rate Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Article Disease Outbreaks 03 medical and health sciences COVID-19 Testing 0302 clinical medicine Gender-based violence Pandemic Epidemiology medicine Humans gender violence 030212 general & internal medicine Socioeconomics education Pandemics education.field_of_study SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak COVID-19 General Medicine Shelters Infectious Diseases Geography Communicable Disease Control Female Ecuador |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 108, Iss, Pp 531-536 (2021) International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| ISSN: | 1201-9712 |
| Popis: | Background One of the constraints in containing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador is limited testing capacity, especially in high-risk populations such as people living in humanitarian shelters. Objectives The “United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees” office in Ecuador in collaboration with “Universidad de Las Americas” performed surveillance screening at shelters for women victims of gender-based violence. They had been granted access to RT-qPCR tests for SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis since July 2020, a few weeks after the general population lockdown was lifted. Results From 411 people tested, 52 tests were SARS-CoV-2 positive, yielding an overall high attack rate of 12.65%. Moreover, COVID-19 outbreaks were found in nine of 11 shelters that were included in the study. While attacks rates varied among shelters, no association was found with occupancy. Conclusion This study is key to clarifying the epidemiological situation in this highly vulnerable population in Latin America. It highlights the importance of mass testing beyond the symptomatic population to prevent the spread of COVID-19. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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