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

Published:2021-11-16 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:1195-1982
Container-title:Journal of Travel Medicine
language:en
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Author:

Molero-Salinas Andrea¹²,Rico-Luna Carla¹²,Losada Carmen¹²,Buenestado-Serrano Sergio¹²,de la Cueva García Víctor Manuel¹²,Egido José¹²,Adán-Jiménez Javier¹²,Catalán Pilar¹²³,Muñoz Patricia¹²³⁴,Pérez-Lago Laura¹²,García de Viedma Darío¹²³

Affiliation:

1. Servicio de Microbiología Clínica y Enfermedades Infecciosas, Gregorio Marañón General University Hospital, Madrid 28007, Spain

2. Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón (IiSGM), Madrid 28007, Spain

3. CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Madrid, Spain

4. Departamento de Medicina, Universidad Complutense, Madrid 28040, Spain

Abstract

Hundred 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.

Funder

Instituto de Salud Carlos III

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

General Medicine

Link

https://academic.oup.com/jtm/advance-article-pdf/doi/10.1093/jtm/taab180/41810347/taab180.pdf

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