We used a mathematical model to evaluate the impact of mass testing in the control of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Under optimistic assumptions, one round of mass testing may reduce daily infections by up to 20-30%. Consequently, very frequent testing would be required to control a quickly growing epidemic if other control measures were to be relaxed. Mass testing is most relevant when epidemic growth remains limited through a combination of interventions.
Impact of mass testing during an epidemic rebound of SARS-CoV-2: a modelling study using the example of France / Bosetti, Paolo; Kiem, Cécile Tran; Yazdanpanah, Yazdan; Fontanet, Arnaud; Lina, Bruno; Colizza, Vittoria; Cauchemez, Simon. - In: EUROSURVEILLANCE. - ISSN 1560-7917. - 26:1(2021), pp. 1-7. [10.2807/1560-7917.es.2020.26.1.2001978]
Impact of mass testing during an epidemic rebound of SARS-CoV-2: a modelling study using the example of France
Bosetti, Paolo
;Colizza, Vittoria;
2021-01-01
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We used a mathematical model to evaluate the impact of mass testing in the control of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Under optimistic assumptions, one round of mass testing may reduce daily infections by up to 20-30%. Consequently, very frequent testing would be required to control a quickly growing epidemic if other control measures were to be relaxed. Mass testing is most relevant when epidemic growth remains limited through a combination of interventions.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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