Updated Surveillance Metrics and History of the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-2023) in Latin America and the Caribbean: Longitudinal Trend Analysis.

Lori Ann Post Scott A Wu Alan G Soetikno Egon Anderson Ozer Yingxuan Liu Sarah B Welch Claudia A Hawkins Charles B Moss Robert Leo Murphy Maryann Mason Robert J Havey Alexander L Lundberg

Published in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2024)

Although COVID-19 continues to circulate in LAC, surveillance data suggest COVID-19 is endemic in the region and no longer reaches the threshold of the pandemic definition. However, the region experienced a high COVID-19 burden in the early stages of the pandemic, and prevention policies should be an immediate focus in future pandemics. Ahead of vaccination development, these policies can include widespread testing of individuals and an epidemiological task force with a contact-tracing system.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
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public health
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
electronic health record
big data
risk factors
machine learning
current status