High impact of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities, suggestion for monitoring in the EU/EEA, May 2020

Danis, K.; Fonteneau, L.; Georges, S.; Daniau, C.; Bernard-Stoecklin, S.; Domegan, L.; O'Donnell, J.; Hauge, S. H.; Dequeker, S.; Vandael, E.; Heyden, J. van der, Renard, F.; Sierra, N. B.; Ricchizzi, E.; Schweickert, B.; Schmidt, N.; Sin, M. A.; Eckmanns, T.; Paiva, J. A.; Schneider, E.

Danis, K.; Fonteneau, L.; Georges, S.; Daniau, C.; Bernard-Stoecklin, S.; Domegan, L.; O'Donnell, J.; Hauge, S. H.; Dequeker, S.; Vandael, E.; Heyden, J. van der, Renard, F.; Sierra, N. B.; Ricchizzi, E.; Schweickert, B.; Schmidt, N.; Sin, M. A.; Eckmanns, T.; Paiva, J. A.; Schneider, E..

Eurosurveillance ; 25(22), 2020.

Article in English | GIM | ID: covidwho-1716933

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ABSTRACT

Residents in long-term care facilities (LTCF) are a vulnerable population group. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-related deaths in LTCF residents represent 30-60% of all COVID-19 deaths in many European countries. This situation demands that countries implement local and national testing, infection prevention and control, and monitoring programmes for COVID-19 in LTCF in order to identify clusters early, decrease the spread within and between facilities and reduce the size and severity of outbreaks.

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long term care; disease prevalence; epidemiology; human diseases; monitoring; outbreaks; viral diseases; man; Europe; Homo; Hominidae; primates; mammals; vertebrates; Chordata; animals; eukaryotes; Coronavirus; long term care facilities; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Coronavirus disease; Covid-19; viral infections

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Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: GIM Type of study: Experimental Studies Topics: Long Covid Language: English Journal: Eurosurveillance Year: 2020 Document Type: Article

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