Howell-Spooner, B. What frequency of repeat population screening will be required? 2020 Apr 23; Document no.: LAB042202-01 ESR. In: COVID-19 Rapid Evidence Reviews [Internet]. SK: SK COVID Evidence Support Team, c2020. 40 p. (CEST evidence search report)
Low grade evidence suggests that SARS-CoV-2 may persist within a population and lead to recrudescent outbreaks in winter months which may include the re-infection of previously infected individuals.
· Population monitoring by means of repeated cross-sectional surveys and/or longitudinal cohort studies is strongly advised by WHO
Wang, H; Reeder, B; Howell-Spooner, B. What frequency of repeat population screening will be required? 2020 Apr 25; Document no.: LAB042202 RR. In: COVID19 Rapid Evidence Reviews [Internet]. SK: SK COVID Evidence Support Team, c2020.
4 p. (CEST rapid review report)
Duncan, V. What sampling method is most appropriate for population testing? 2020 Apr 23; Document no.: LAB042201-01 ESR. In: COVID-19 Rapid Evidence Reviews [Internet]. SK: SK COVID Evidence Support Team, c2020. 14 p. (CEST evidence search report)
For COVID-19 there are no published data to identify optimal population sampling methods, however, a population-based sample in which testing is performed for both rt-PCR and serology might be recommended. There are also opportunities to examine innovative sampling strategies being used in pilot studies underway in other jurisdictions.
Vanstone, J; Reeder, B; Duncan, V. What sampling method is most appropriate for population testing? 2020 Apr 23; Document no.: LAB042201 RR. In: COVID-19 Rapid Evidence Reviews [Internet]. SK: SK COVID Evidence Support Team, c2020. 5 p. (CEST rapid review report)
