Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 Activity with Sentinel Surveillance: Lessons Learned from the First Wave in Israel

CONCLUSIONS: The virological component of the surveillance system showed the SARS-CoV-2 community spread, but had low sensitivity when virus activity was low. The clinical component, however, had no yield. Sentinel surveillance can assist in monitoring future novel pandemics and should be augmented in revised preparedness plans.PMID:35415978

Source: The Israel Medical Association Journal - April 13, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Michal Bromberg Lital Keinan-Boker Lea Gur-Arie Hanna Sefty Michal Mandelboim Rita Dichtiar Zalman Kaufman Aharona Glatman-Freedman Source Type: research