First COVID-19 cases with high secondary infection among health workers, Sana’a capital, April 2020: Lessons learned and future opportunities

First COVID-19 cases with high secondary infection among health workers, Sana’a capital, April 2020: Lessons learned and future opportunities

Objectives: Confirm existence of COVID-19 outbreak, conduct contact tracing, and recommend control measures. Methods: Two COVID-19 cases in Sana’a Capital met the WHO case definition. Data were collected from cases and contacts who were followed for 14 days. Nasopharyngeal swabs were taken for confi...

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Main Authors: Ehab Al-Sakkaf, Yasser Ghaleb, Esmail Al-Dabis, Mohammed Qairan, Mohammed Al Amad, Abdulwahed Al Serouri, Abdulhakim Al-Kohlani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-10-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
COVID-19
Outbreak
Contact tracing
Health workers
Yemen
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221003337

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