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VIRAL TRACKER. Epidemiology based on GPS tracking

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • start year

    -99

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $0

  • Funder

    University of São Paulo

  • Principal Investigator

    N/A

  • Research Location

    Brazil

  • Lead Research Institution

    N/A

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Epidemiological studies

  • Research Subcategory

    Disease transmission dynamics

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Unspecified

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

A study will be developed to map the sites visited in the 28 days before and 28 days after the onset of symptoms in reported cases of COVID-19. After patients' authorization, information from smartphones will be obtained and will allow a better understanding of the transmission dynamics. All information obtained in the survey will be guaranteed absolute secrecy and only the coordinates of the locations and identification code will remain in the database. The objective is to evaluate the transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2, using GPS data from the cell phone of patients with this infection. The secondary objectives are: to assess whether there is transmission during the incubation period, the transmission time of symptomatic patients with COVID-19 SARS-CoV and assess for "superspreaders". This is a descriptive observational study. Confirmed cases of COVID-19 and those with an Android operating system cell phone during the period of the epidemic in São Paulo will be included.