Effectiveness of thermal screening in detection of COVID-19 among truck drivers at Mutukula Land Point of Entry, Uganda.

Andrew NsawotebbaIvan IbandaIsaac SsewanyanaPatrick OgwokFrancis OcenChristopher OkiiraAtek KagiritaDennis MujuniDidas TugumisirizeJoel KabugoAbdunoor NyombiRobert Kaos MajwalaBernard Ssentalo BagayaSimeon Kalyesubula-KibuukaWilly SsengoobaSusan Nabadda

Published in: PloS one (2021)

In this study population, the use of Thermal screening alone is ineffective in the detection of potential COVID-19 cases at point of entry. We recommend a combination of screening tests or additional testing using highly sensitive molecular diagnostics such as Polymerase Chain Reaction.

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