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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2813.212522
Personal Author:
Taback-Esra, Rayna ; Morof, Diane ; Briggs-Hagen, Melissa ; Savva, Helen ; Mthethwa, Simangele ; ... More +
Taback-Esra, Rayna ; Morof, Diane ; Briggs-Hagen, Melissa ; Savva, Helen ; Mthethwa, Simangele ; Williams, Daniel ; Drummond, Jennifer ; Rothgerber, Nancy ; Smith, Michelle ; McMorrow, Meredith ; Ndlovu, Mduduzi ; Adelekan, Adeboye ; Kindra, Gurpreet ; Olivier, Jacobus ; Mpofu, Nkosi ; Motlhaoleng, Katlego ; Khuzwayo, Landiwe ; Makapela, David ; Manjengwa, Patience ; Ochieng, Anne ; Porter, Sarah ; Grund, Jonathan ; Diallo, Karidia ; Lacson, Romel Less -
Description:
As COVID-19 cases increased during the first weeks of the pandemic in South Africa, the National Institute of Communicable Diseases requested assistance with epidemiologic and surveillance expertise from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention South Africa. By leveraging its existing relationship with the National Institute of Communicable Diseases for >2 months, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention South Africa supported data capture and file organization, data quality reviews, data analytics, laboratory strengthening, and the development and review of COVID-19 guidance This case study provides an account of the resources and the technical, logistical, and organizational capacity leveraged to support a rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa.
Subjects:
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COVID-19/epidemiology Humans Laboratories Pandemics/prevention & Control SARS-COV-2
Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(Suppl 1):S177-S180
Pubmed ID:
36502381
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC9745251
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
South Africa
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:d7f03c39d9af13aa58ecb94ba7ddd13cd4ed53f66955e307eda2d36f5b3944ca
Download URL:
https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/123288/cdc_123288_DS1.pdf
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