COREP: Determining the epidemiological parameters of COVID-19 through sero-surveillance with dried plasma spots and nested household transmission studies in rural Kenya and South Africa
- Funded by European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP)
- Total publications:2 publications
Grant number: RIA2020EF-3026
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Key facts
Disease
COVID-19start year
2020Known Financial Commitments (USD)
$594,125.35Funder
European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP)Principal Investigator
PendingResearch Location
ZambiaLead Research Institution
Heidelberg University HospitalResearch Priority Alignment
N/A
Research Category
Pathogen: natural history, transmission and diagnostics
Research Subcategory
Diagnostics
Special Interest Tags
N/A
Study Type
Clinical
Clinical Trial Details
Not applicable
Broad Policy Alignment
Pending
Age Group
Unspecified
Vulnerable Population
Unspecified
Occupations of Interest
Health Personnel
Abstract
The COREP project (RIA2020EF-3026) aims to 1) define epidemiological parameters of SARS-CoV-2 infection in rural Kenya and South Africa, including the reproductive number, transmissibility, clinical disease spectrum and population-level incidence; 2) assess the burden of SARS-CoV-2 disease in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa, and risk factors for infection and transmission; and 3) evaluate the diagnostic performance, feasibility, usability and cost-effectiveness of Dried Plasma Spot samples collected at the community level through fingerpricks by community health workers, followed by centralised serological testing.
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