Study of a SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in a Belgian military education and training center in Maradi, Niger
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) compromises the ability of military forces to fulfill missions. At the beginning of May 2020, 22 out of 70 Belgian soldiers deployed to a military education and training center in Maradi, Niger, developed mild COVID-19 compatible symptoms. Immediately upon their return to Belgium, and two weeks later, all seventy soldiers were tested for SARS-CoV-2 RNA (RT-qPCR) and antibodies (two immunoassays). Nine soldiers had at least one positive COVID-19 diagnostic test result. Five of them exhibit... Mehr ...
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Erscheinungsdatum: | 2020 |
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Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26533677 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC121639 |