Assessing required SARS-CoV-2 blanket testing rates for possible control of the outbreak in the epicentre Lusaka province of Zambia with consideration for asymptomatic individuals: A simple mathematical modelling study

• Joseph Sichone ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: njeleza.sichone@gmail.com

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4437-0148

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• Musalula Sinkala,

  Roles Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia

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• Sody Munsaka,

  Roles Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6917-3888

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• Mervis Kikonko,

  Roles Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Mathematics and Statistics, School of Natural Sciences, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia

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• Martin Simuunza

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Disease Control, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia, Africa Centre of Excellence for Infectious Diseases of Humans and Animals, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia

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