The COVID-19 epidemic in Madagascar: clinical description and laboratory results of the first wave, march-september 2020.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Following the first detection of SARS-CoV-2 in passengers arriving from Europe on 19 March 2020, Madagascar took several mitigation measures to limit the spread of the virus in the country.

Methods

Nasopharyngeal and/or oropharyngeal swabs were collected from travellers to Madagascar, suspected SARS-CoV-2 cases and contact of confirmed cases. Swabs were tested at the national reference laboratory using real-time RT-PCR. Data collected from patients were entered in an electronic database for subsequent statistical analysis. All distribution of laboratory-confirmed cases were mapped, and six genomes of viruses were fully sequenced.

Results

Overall, 26,415 individuals were tested for SARS-CoV-2 between 18 March and 18 September 2020, of whom 21.0% (5,553/26,14

SUBMITTER: Randremanana RV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8013501 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature