SARS-CoV-2 screening among people living in homeless shelters in Brussels, Belgium
Background Subgroups of precarious populations such as homeless people are more exposed to infection and at higher risk of developing severe forms of COVID-19 compared to the general population. Many of the recommended prevention measures, such as social distancing and self-isolation, are not feasible for a population living in shelters characterised by physical proximity and a high population density. The objective of the study was to describe SARS-CoV-2 infection prevalence in homeless shelters in Brussels (Belgium), and to identify risk factors and infection control practices associated wit... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2021 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | PLOS ONE ; volume 16, issue 6, page e0252886 ; ISSN 1932-6203 |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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Schlagwörter: | Multidisciplinary |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26599091 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252886 |