Clareo Health | Surveillance, Assessment and Detection of Influenza Associated Respiratory Infections in HIV Positive and Negative Individual in Lusaka, Zambia.
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Keep this study
Lead
Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
With
Heidelberg University
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
age ≥18 years old
presenting with flu-like symptoms or acute respiratory infection with ≥2 to 7 days history of cough and /or sore throat and fever, +/- sneezing, +/- congestion, +/- myalgia, +/- fatigue, +/- wheezing, shortness of breath)\[55-57\]
willing to share their HIV status or be tested
willing to share their COVID-19 vaccination status
able and willing to give informed consent
willing to provide a nasal/ nasopharyngeal sample for testing as part of standard of care
willing to provide exhaled breath aerosol samples i.e. wear a mask and provide a breath sample
willing to fill a symptoms diary card for symptom tracking for 7 days
agree to be followed-up and attend study visits up to two weeks after study entry
You may not be if
individuals who are unwilling to provide any reference standard samples such as the nasopharyngeal swabs
those with symptoms for \>7 days, or
those unwilling or unable to provide informed consent
