The study aims to obtain precise estimates of the immunological status of the population, monitor the evolution of the epidemic and identify the most important risk factors for infestation with the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
This is an investigation based on a representative sample of the entire Cuban population, which will be periodically examined for at least two months from the first evaluation cut in the first fortnight of May.
Approximately 4,000 citizens, coming from more than 1,300 homes located in 260 health areas of the country, have been randomly selected for the study, who will be the object of an investigation on demographic and clinical aspects, as well as measurement of relevant biological variables.
The work structure is structured around the primary health care system, and duly qualified professionals from 70 municipalities will participate in its implementation.
The conception and development of this complex investigation, the first of its kind in the Americas region and one of the very few developed in the world, has the assistance of a highly specialized team of epidemiologists, statisticians, virologists and health professionals.
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