COVID-19 mortality sentinel surveillance at a tertiary referral hospital in Lusaka, Zambia, 2020-2021.

COVID-19 mortality sentinel surveillance at a tertiary referral hospital in Lusaka, Zambia, 2020-2021.

Deaths from COVID-19 likely exceeded official statistics in Zambia because of limited testing and incomplete death registration. We describe a sentinel COVID-19 mortality surveillance system in Lusaka, Zambia. We analyzed surveillance data on deceased persons of all ages undergoing verbal autopsy (V...

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Main Authors: Jonas Z Hines, Priscilla Kapombe, Adam Mucheleng'anga, Stephen L Chanda, Amos Hamukale, Mweene Cheelo, Kashala Kamalonga, Leigh Tally, Mwaka Monze, Muzala Kapina, Simon Agolory, Andrew F Auld, Patrick Lungu, Roma Chilengi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
Series:PLOS Global Public Health
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0003063&type=printable

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