• J Travel Med · May 2022

    High SARS-CoV-2 viral load in travellers arriving in Spain with a negative COVID-19 test prior to departure.

    • Andrea Molero-Salinas, Carla Rico-Luna, Carmen Losada, Sergio Buenestado-Serrano, Víctor Manuel de la Cueva García, José Egido, Javier Adán-Jiménez, Pilar Catalán, Patricia Muñoz, Laura Pérez-Lago, and Darío García de Viedma.
    • Servicio de Microbiología Clínica y Enfermedades Infecciosas, Gregorio Marañón General University Hospital, Madrid 28007, Spain.
    • J Travel Med. 2022 May 31; 29 (3).

    AbstractHundred and ninety-six travellers with negative-COVID-19-tests prior to departure tested positive, on arrival at Madrid (April/June 2021), from a total of 45 211 travellers tested (0.43%). Viral loads (Ct: 20.3) were higher compared to the general population (Ct: 27.09). Our data reveal weaknesses in pre-departure testing and alert about high-viral-load-SARS-CoV-2 carriers in intercontinental flights.

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