Incidence and Predictors of Imported Cases of Covid-19 in Burkina Faso

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ID22091048
AuthorsMikaila Kaboré (0000-0003-0385-5832, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Yalgado Ouédraogo, corresponding author), Kongnimissom Apoline Sondo (0000-0002-1136-9917, Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo), Désiré Lucien Dahourou (0000-0002-9261-4573), Yacouba Cissoko (0000-0002-4819-3118, Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de Bamako), I Konaté (0000-0003-2086-0019, Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de Bamako), Abdoulaye Zaré (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Yalgado Ouédraogo), Brice Bicaba, Boukary Ouedraogo (0000-0002-9194-1927), Hermann Barro, Eric Arnaud Diendéré (0000-0002-0369-1535, Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo), Isabella Asamoah (Korle Bu Teaching Hospital), Sandrine Nadège Damoue, Baperman Abdel Aziz Siri, Ismael Diallo (Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo), Peter Puplampu (0000-0001-8589-5779, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital), Armel Poda (0000-0002-7463-9179, West African Health Organisation), Armel G Poda, Yacouba Toloba, Sounkalo Dao (0000-0002-9628-8728, Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de Bamako), Martial Ouédraogo (Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo), Seni Kouanda (0000-0003-2426-7669)
Year2022
Volume10
Pages743248-743248
Publication date2022-02-17
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565
PublisherFrontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpubh.2022.743248
PMID35252079
OpenAlexW4213218268
LanguageEN
References cited17

BACKGROUND: To limit the spread of COVID-19 due to imported cases, Burkina Faso has set up quarantine measures for arriving passengers. We aimed to determine the incidence and predictors of imported cases of COVID-19 in Burkina Faso. METHODS: 2) platform. Cox regression was used to identify predictors of imported cases of COVID-19. RESULTS: Among 6,332 travelers who arrived in the study period, 173 imported cases (2.7%) were recorded. The incidence rate was 1.9 cases per 1,000 traveler-days (95%CI: 1.6-2.2 per 1,000). Passengers arriving in April (Adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] = 3.56; 95%CI: 1.62-7.81) and May (aHR = 1.92; 95% CI: 1.18-3.12) were more at risk of being tested positive compared to those arriving in August, as well as, passengers presenting with one symptom (aHR = 3.71; 95% CI: 1.63-8.43) and at least two symptoms (aHR = 10.82; 95% CI: 5.24-22,30) compared to asymptomatic travelers. CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of imported cases was relatively low in Burkina Faso between April and August 2020. The period of travel and the presence of symptoms at arrival predicted the risk of being tested positive to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This is essential in the context of the high circulation of virus variants worldwide and the low local capacity to perform genotyping tests to strengthen the surveillance and screening capacities at the points of entry into the country

Asymptomatic · Confidence interval · Disease · Geography · Hazard ratio · Pandemic · Pathology · Prospective cohort study · Quarantine · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · Demography · Medicine · SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research · Travel-related health issues · Internal Medicine

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