SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Risk in the School Environment: a pilot case-ascertained prospective study to inform future school-based surveillance.
Background. There is no current active or passive disease surveillance programme focused on schools in South Africa. As such the country is missing an opportunity to rapidly and effectively flag and address pathogen outbreaks, for example SARS-CoV-2, in a key closed setting. Furthermore, the role o...
Main Authors: | N L Siegfried, A de Voux, K Jona, J A Yun, T Chetty, M Mabona, F Els, H Mdose, L Kuonza, M Hsiao, C Mathews |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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South African Medical Association
2023-05-01
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Series: | South African Medical Journal |
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Online Access: | https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/samj/article/view/835 |
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