[Management of a global health crisis: first COVID-19 disease feedback from Overseas and French-speaking countries medical biologists]. / Gestion d'une crise sanitaire mondiale : premiers retours d'expérience de biologistes médicaux d'Outre-mer et de francophonie face au COVID-19.
Ann Biol Clin (Paris)
; 78(5): 499-518, 2020 10 01.
Article
in French
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-836031
ABSTRACT
The French society of clinical biology "Biochemical markers of COVID-19" has set up a working group with the primary aim of reviewing, analyzing and monitoring the evolution of biological prescriptions according to the patient's care path and to look for markers of progression and severity of the disease. This study covers all public and private sectors of medical biology located in metropolitan and overseas France and also extends to the French-speaking world. This article presents the testimonies and data obtained for the "Overseas and French-speaking countries" sub-working group made up of 45 volunteer correspondents, located in 20 regions of the world. In view of the delayed spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the overseas regions and the French-speaking regions have benefited from feedback from the first territories confronted with COVID-19. Thus, the entry of the virus or its spread in epidemic form could be avoided, thanks to the rapid closure of borders. The overseas territories depend very strongly on air and/or sea links with the metropolis or with the neighboring continent. The isolation of these countries is responsible for reagent supply difficulties and has necessitated emergency orders and the establishment of stocks lasting several months, in order to avoid shortages and maintain adequate patient care. In addition, in countries located in tropical or intertropical zones, the diagnosis of COVID-19 is complicated by the presence of various zoonoses (dengue, Zika, malaria, leptospirosis, etc.).
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Global Health
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Coronavirus Infections
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Travel Medicine
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Clinical Laboratory Services
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
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North America
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Asia
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Europa
Language:
French
Journal:
Ann Biol Clin (Paris)
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Abc.2020.1586
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