Adapting a TB contact investigation strategy for COVID-19

Nguyen, Tuan Anh; Cuong, Q N; Kim, A L T; Huong, T N; Nguyen, H.N.; Fox, Gregory J.; Marks, Guy B.

doi:10.5588/ijtld.20.0169

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“…Therefore, the ministry of health and the city administration health bureau could make an impact by informing the public (through different media) that essential health services are still available and open to everyone in need of these services. Furthermore, the NTP in general and Addis Ababa City Administration Health Bureau in particular should consider the option of simultaneous screening of TB and COVID-19 and capitalize on the experience of TB clinic staff on contact tracing, mitigation of stigma, sample referral networks, and other related tasks [ 12 ]. The AHRI-APOPO, German leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Association (GLRA) and the Federal Prison Administration team has recently started simultaneous screening of TB and COVID-19 in prison settings and is making good experiences in tackling the old and the new disease at the same time.…”

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The impact of COVID-19 on the tuberculosis control activities in Addis Ababa

Beyene¹,

Sitotaw²,

Tegegn³

et al. 2021

Pan Afr Med J

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The first COVID-19 case was reported in Ethiopia on 13 th March 2020 and series of announcements of set of measures, proclamation and directives have been enacted to fight the coronavirus pandemic. These have implications for the regular health services including the TB control program. This brief communication assesses the impact of the COVID-19 response on the TB control activities of Addis Ababa health centers based on research project data. We compared the patient flows in pre-COVID-19 period (quarter 1, Q1) and during COVID-19 (quarter 2, Q2 and quarter 3, Q3) of 2020 at 56 health centers in Addis Ababa from all 10 sub-cities per sub-city. The patient flow declined from 3,473 in Q1 to 1,062 in Q2 and 1,074 in Q3, which is a decrease by 62-76% and 52-80% in Q2 and Q3 respectively as compared to that of Q1. In Q2, Kolfe keranio and Kirkos sub-cities recorded the biggest decline (76 and 75% respectively) whereas Yeka sub-city had the least decline (62%). In Q3, Kirkos sub-city had the biggest decline (80%) and Addis ketema sub-city had the lowest (52%). We conclude that the series of measures, state of emergency proclamation and government directives issued to counter the spread of COVID-19 and the public response to these significantly affected the TB control activities in Addis Ababa city as attested by the decrease in the patient flow at the clinics. Health authorities may inform the public that essential health services are still available and open to everyone in need of these services.

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The impact of COVID-19 on the tuberculosis control activities in Addis Ababa

Beyene¹,

Sitotaw²,

Tegegn³

et al. 2021

Pan Afr Med J

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“…Aliada à fundamental reversão desse quadro destaca-se a importância de algumas estratégias para Quadro 3. Categorias de análise e seus elementos constitutivos Aumento da vacina BCG na COVID (27,(33)(34)(35)(36)(37) Impacto da pandemia da COVID-19 no controle da TB (2,13,14,17,(19)(20)(21)(22)24,(29)(30)(31)(32)(38)(39)41) Efeitos da COVID-19 na organização dos serviços de saúde (1,15,16,18,23,(25)(26)28) -Efeitos da Vacina BCG na COVID-19 -Influência da COVID-19 no seguimento e na adesão ao tratamento da TB -COVID-19 agrava o contexto de vulnerabilidade social com implicações no controle da TB -Necessidade de reorganização de recursos humanos e materiais voltados à TB e outros agravos para o enfrentamento da COVID-19 -Mudanças gerais na assistência à saúde…”

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Impacto da COVID-19 no controle e reorganização da atenção à tuberculose

Hino¹,

Yamamoto²,

Magnabosco³

et al. 2021

Acta Paulista De Enfermagem

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“…11 Tracing the three generations of contacts and offering timely testing if previous contact generation is detected positive, with sentinel testing of patients with respiratory symptoms among general population should be conducted to rapidly identify the onset of sustained community transmissions and thereby deploying the available resources effectively. 12 TB has been in India since 3300 years and despite delivering positive information like such in times of emergency, couldn't muster the respect it deserves. However, the only thing that touches the notch of the charts for TB is stigma associated with it, which renders the situation more challenging with delayed diagnosis.…”

Section: Editorial Covid 19 and Tuberculosismentioning

confidence: 99%