Travel medicine and infectious disease
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Travel Med Infect Dis · Nov 2020
COVID-19 disparity among racial and ethnic minorities in the US: A cross sectional analysis.
To analyze racial disparities in Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the United States of America and discuss possible reasons behind this inequality. ⋯ The analysis shows the disparity of coronavirus disease outcomes by ethnicity and race. Additional research is needed to determine the factors behind this inequality.
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Travel Med Infect Dis · Nov 2020
Incidence of COVID-19 among returning travelers in quarantine facilities: A longitudinal study and lessons learned.
The emergence of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) had resulted in an unpresented global pandemic. In the initial events, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia implemented mandatory quarantine of returning travelers in order to contain COVID-19 cases. ⋯ This study showed the efforts put for facility quarantine and that such activity yielded a lower incidence of positive cases. There was a need to have a backup healthcare facility to accommodate those developing a medical need for evaluation and admission for non-COVID-19 related illnesses.
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Travel Med Infect Dis · Nov 2020
LetterMasks and medical care: Two keys to Taiwan's success in preventing COVID-19 spread.
Taiwan's success responding to COVID is due to many factors, most notably their affordable access to medical care & public health services along with widespread public mask use.
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