Testing for SARS-CoV-2 Infection at Air, Land, and Sea Points of Entry and Complementary Measures to Limit International Spread of COVID-19 : Strategies for Port Health Leaders Outside the United States
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Testing for SARS-CoV-2 Infection at Air, Land, and Sea Points of Entry and Complementary Measures to Limit International Spread of COVID-19 : Strategies for Port Health Leaders Outside the United States

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  • Corporate Authors:
    National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Global Migration and Quarantine.
  • Description:
    This document is intended to provide general considerations for SARS-CoV-2 testing at POEs and is not intended to be comprehensive or exhaustive.

    In the United States, symptom-based entry screening for SARS-CoV-2 at airports was determined to be an ineffective use of resources, with cases confirmed in about 1 out of every 85,000 passengers screened. For these reasons, the United States shifted resources from symptom-based screening at POE to (1) increasing health communication with travelers, (2) improving response capacity for managing symptomatic travelers, (3) requiring pre-departure testing of international air passengers traveling to the United States, (4) encouraging pre-departure and post-arrival testing of other travelers, and (5) requiring vaccination of international air passengers traveling to the United States.

    Because of the difficulties in detecting travelers infected with SARS-CoV-2 based on symptoms of illness alone, many countries are interested in screening travelers with a SARS-CoV-2 test to enhance detection capabilities at POE. The purpose of this resource is to provide port health leaders outside the United States strategies for testing and considerations for use at points of entry (POE), as well complementary strategies to testing at POE.

    CS 328559-A | January 4, 2022 2:08 PM

    COVID-19-PortofEntry-508.pdf

  • Content Notes:
    Introduction -- Considerations for SARS-CoV-2 Testing at POE -- Additional Considerations -- Complementary Strategies -- References.
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    United States
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    10 numbered pages
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