Testing for SARS-CoV-2 at the core of voluntary collective isolation: Lessons from the indigenous populations living in the Amazon region in Ecuador.
Int J Infect Dis
; 105: 234-235, 2021 Apr.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1083229
ABSTRACT
Voluntary collective isolation has been proposed to be the best response to COVID-19 for indigenous populations. While the potential value of voluntary collective isolation is appealing, the feasibility of this approach needs empirical evidence to support it as the best response to protect indigenous communities from COVID-19. This paper describes our experience during SARS-CoV-2 surveillance among Waorani communities in the Ecuadorian Amazonian region, from June to September 2020. We found that self-isolation strategies failed to contain the spread of SARS-CoV-2 from main urban areas to remote and isolated comunities.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Social Isolation
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Ecuador
Language:
English
Journal:
Int J Infect Dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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