Extensive Testing and Public Health Interventions for the Control of COVID-19 in the Republic of Cyprus between March and May 2020

被引：23

作者：

Quattrocchi, Annalisa ^{[1
]}

Mamais, Ioannis ^{[2
]}

Tsioutis, Constantinos ^{[3
]}

Christaki, Eirini ^{[4
]}

Constantinou, Costas ^{[5
]}

Koliou, Maria ^{[4
]}

Pana, Zoi-Dorothea ^{[3
]}

Silvestros, Valentinos ^{[6
]}

Theophanous, Fani ^{[6
]}

Haralambous, Christos ^{[6
]}

Stylianou, Androulla ^{[6
]}

Sotiriou, Sotiroula ^{[6
]}

Athanasiadou, Maria ^{[7
]}

Kyprianou, Theopisti ^{[7
]}

Demetriou, Anna ^{[7
]}

Demetriou, Christiana A. ^{[1
]}

Kolokotroni, Ourania ^{[1
]}

Gregoriou, Ioanna ^{[6
]}

Paphitou, Niki ^{[8
]}

Panos, George ^{[4
,9
]}

Kostrikis, Leontios ^{[10
]}

Karayiannis, Peter ^{[11
]}

Petrikkos, Georgios ^{[3
]}

Agathangelou, Petros ^{[12
]}

Mixides, George ^{[8
]}

Siakallis, Georgios ^{[11
,13
]}

Hadjihannas, Linos ^{[5
]}

Palazis, Lakis ^{[5
]}

Vavlitou, Anna ^{[5
]}

Matsentidou-Timiliotou, Chrystalla ^{[14
]}

Koukios, Dimitris ^{[14
]}

Adamidi, Tonia ^{[5
]}

Frangopoulos, Frangiskos ^{[5
]}

Constantinou, Elizabeth ^{[6
]}

Nikolopoulos, Georgios ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Nicosia, Dept Primary Care & Populat Hlth, Med Sch, CY-1700 Nicosia, Cyprus

[2] European Univ, Sch Sci, CY-1516 Nicosia, Cyprus

[3] European Univ, Sch Med, CY-1516 Nicosia, Cyprus

[4] Univ Cyprus, Med Sch, CY-1678 Nicosia, Cyprus

[5] Nicosia Gen Hosp, CY-1678 Nicosia, Cyprus

[6] Minist Hlth, Unit Surveillance & Control Communicable Dis, CY-1448 Nicosia, Cyprus

[7] Minist Hlth, Hlth Monitoring Unit, CY-1448 Nicosia, Cyprus

[8] Amer Med Ctr, CY-1311 Nicosia, Cyprus

[9] Univ Patras, Patras Univ Gen Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Div Infect Dis,Med Sch, Patras 26504, Greece

[10] Univ Cyprus, Dept Biol Sci, CY-1678 Nicosia, Cyprus

[11] Univ Nicosia, Dept Basic & Clin Sci, Med Sch, CY-1700 Nicosia, Cyprus

[12] Nicosia Heart Inst, Heart & Med Ctr, CY-2410 Nicosia, Cyprus

[13] Larnaca Gen Hosp, CY-6301 Larnax, Cyprus

[14] Limassol Gen Hosp, CY-3304 Limassol, Cyprus

来源：

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE | 2020年 / 9卷 / 11期

关键词：

surveillance; COVID-19; pandemic; contact tracing; containment measures; Cyprus;

D O I：

10.3390/jcm9113598

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has significantly affected the well-being of individuals worldwide. We herein describe the epidemiology of COVID-19 in the Republic of Cyprus during the first epidemic wave (9 March-3 May 2020). We analyzed surveillance data from laboratory-confirmed cases, including targeted testing and population screening. Statistical analyses included logistic regression. During the surveillance period, 64,136 tests (7322.3 per 100,000) were performed, 873 COVID-19 cases were diagnosed, and 20 deaths were reported (2.3%). Health-care workers (HCWs) represented 21.4% of cases. Overall, 19.1% of cases received hospital care and 3.7% required admission to Intensive Care Units. Male sex (adjusted Odds Ratio (aOR): 3.04; 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.97-4.69), increasing age (aOR: 1.56; 95%CI: 1.36-1.79), symptoms at diagnosis (aOR: 6.05; 95%CI: 3.18-11.50), and underlying health conditions (aOR: 2.08; 95%CI: 1.31-3.31) were associated with hospitalization. For recovered cases, the median time from first to last second negative test was 21 days. Overall, 119 primary cases reported 616 close contacts, yielding a pooled secondary attack rate of 12% (95%CI: 9.6-14.8%). Three population-based screening projects, and two projects targeting employees and HCWs, involving 25,496 people, revealed 60 positive individuals (0.2%). Early implementation of interventions with targeted and expanded testing facilitated prompt outbreak control on the island.

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