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Molecular testing and analysis of disease spreading during the emergence of COVID-19 in Macaé, the Brazilian National Capital of Oil.
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Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2021 Oct 11; Vol. 11 (1), pp. 20121. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Oct 11. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- The Brazilian strategy to overcome the spread of COVID-19 has been particularly criticized due to the lack of a national coordinating effort and an appropriate testing program. Here, a successful approach to control the spread of COVID-19 transmission is described by the engagement of public (university and governance) and private sectors (hospitals and oil companies) in Macaé, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a city known as the National Oil Capital. In 2020 between the 17th and 38th epidemiological week, over two percent of the 206,728 citizens were subjected to symptom analysis and RT-qPCR testing by the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, with positive individuals being notified up to 48 h after swab collection. Geocodification and spatial cluster analysis were used to limit COVID-19 spreading in Macaé. Within the first semester after the outbreak of COVID-19 in Brazil, Macaé recorded 1.8% of fatalities associated with COVID-19 up to the 38th epidemiological week, which was at least five times lower than the state capital (10.6%). Overall, considering the successful experience of this joint effort of private and public engagement in Macaé, our data suggest that the development of a similar strategy countrywise could have contributed to a better control of the COVID-19 spread in Brazil. Quarantine decree by the local administration, comprehensive molecular testing coupled to scientific analysis of COVID-19 spreading, prevented the catastrophic consequences of the pandemic as seen in other populous cities within the state of Rio de Janeiro and elsewhere in Brazil.<br /> (© 2021. The Author(s).)
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- Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Brazil epidemiology
COVID-19 diagnosis
COVID-19 transmission
COVID-19 virology
Cities epidemiology
Cities statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
RNA, Viral isolation & purification
SARS-CoV-2 genetics
Young Adult
COVID-19 epidemiology
COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing statistics & numerical data
Pandemics statistics & numerical data
SARS-CoV-2 isolation & purification
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2045-2322
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Scientific reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 34635707
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99475-7