Vol. 9 No. 4 (2020), SHORT COMMUNICATION
Vol. 9 No. 4 (2020)

Active search or mass testing?

SHORT COMMUNICATION
Published 2020-12-16
Marilusa Cunha da Silveira
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Eduardo de Azeredo Costa
Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca (ENSP)/Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Capa Cadernos Ibero-Americanos de Direito Sanitário v.9 n.4
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Keywords

COVID-19
Mass testing
Tracking
Pandemic
Protection policies

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https://doi.org/10.17566/ciads.v9i4.741

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Active search or mass testing?. Cad. Ibero Am. Direito Sanit. [Internet]. 2020 Dec. 16 [cited 2025 May 21];9(4):188-91. Available from: https://www.cadernos.prodisa.fiocruz.br/index.php/cadernos/article/view/741
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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged specialists and governments to find public health measures that bring solutions and reduce deaths. This article discusses the impact of mass testing as a social protection measure and to evaluate its implementation in Brazil, in the control of COVID-19, especially when combined with the isolation of cases and the quarantine of contacts. Mass testing is recommended for tracking the disease and ensuring the sustainability of these measures.

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