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Research Article
Community-based COVID-19 active case finding and rapid response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Improving case detection and response
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John Otokoye Otshudiema ,
Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft
* E-mail: Otshudiemaj@who.int, johnotokoye@gmail.com
¶☯ These authors equally contributions to this work as first authors.
Affiliation COVID-19 Response, World Health Organization, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Gervais Léon Tengomo Folefack ,
Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing
¶☯ These authors equally contributions to this work as first authors.
Affiliation COVID-19 Response, World Health Organization, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Justus M. Nsio ,
Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing
¶☯ These authors equally contributions to this work as first authors.
Affiliation COVID-19 Response, Ministry of Health, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Cathy H. Kakema,
Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Project administration, Supervision
Affiliation COVID-19 Response, World Health Organization, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Luigino Minikulu,
Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision
Affiliation COVID-19 Response, Ministry of Health, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Aimé Bafuana,
Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration
Affiliation COVID-19 Response, Ministry of Health, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Joel B. Kosianza,
Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Visualization
Affiliation COVID-19 Response, World Health Organization, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Antoine K. Mfumu,
Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Visualization
Affiliation COVID-19 Response, World Health Organization, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Edith Nkwembe,
Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation
Affiliation COVID-19 Laboratory and Epidemiology Team, National Institute of Biomedical Research, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Yannick Munyeku-Bazitama,
Roles Data curation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation COVID-19 Laboratory and Epidemiology Team, National Institute of Biomedical Research, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Sheila Makiala-Mandanda,
Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation COVID-19 Laboratory and Epidemiology Team, National Institute of Biomedical Research, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Noé Guinko,
Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision
Affiliation COVID-19 Response, World Health Organization, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Gisèle Mbuyi,
Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation
Affiliation COVID-19 Response, Ministry of Health, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Jean-Marie K. Tshilumbu,
Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision
Affiliation COVID-19 Response, World Health Organization, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Guy N. Saidi,
Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision
Affiliation COVID-19 Response, World Health Organization, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Moreau-Serge Umba-di-Masiala,
Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision
Affiliation COVID-19 Response, World Health Organization, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Amos K. Ebondo,
Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision
Affiliation COVID-19 Response, World Health Organization, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Jean-Jacques Mutonj,
Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision
Affiliation COVID-19 Response, World Health Organization, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Serge Kalombo,
Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision
Affiliation COVID-19 Response, World Health Organization, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Jad Kabeya,
Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision
Affiliation COVID-19 Response, World Health Organization, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Taty K. Mawanda,
Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision
Affiliation COVID-19 Response, World Health Organization, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Faustin N. Bile,
Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision
Affiliation COVID-19 Response, World Health Organization, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Gaby K. Kasereka,
Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision
Affiliation COVID-19 Response, World Health Organization, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Placide Mbala-Kingebeni,
Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation COVID-19 Laboratory and Epidemiology Team, National Institute of Biomedical Research, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Steve Ahuka-Mundeke,
Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation COVID-19 Laboratory and Epidemiology Team, National Institute of Biomedical Research, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Humphrey Cyprian Karamagi ,
Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing
¶‡ HCK, KNF and APD also equally contributions to this work as senior authors.
Affiliation Data Analytics and Knowledge Management, World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of Congo
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Karl Njuwa Fai ,
Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing
¶‡ HCK, KNF and APD also equally contributions to this work as senior authors.
Affiliation Research Arm – MSF Epicentre, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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Amédée Prosper Djiguimde
Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing
¶‡ HCK, KNF and APD also equally contributions to this work as senior authors.
Affiliation COVID-19 Response, World Health Organization, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Community-based COVID-19 active case finding and rapid response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Improving case detection and response
- John Otokoye Otshudiema,
- Gervais Léon Tengomo Folefack,
- Justus M. Nsio,
- Cathy H. Kakema,
- Luigino Minikulu,
- Aimé Bafuana,
- Joel B. Kosianza,
- Antoine K. Mfumu,
- Edith Nkwembe,
- Yannick Munyeku-Bazitama
- Published: May 18, 2023
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278251