EARLY RELEASE: Evaluation of Abbott BinaxNOW Rapid Antigen Test for SARS-CoV-2 Infection at Two Community-Based Testing Sites - Pima County, Arizona, November 3-17, 2020

Published on January 19, 2021

This report describes the performance of the BinaxNOW rapid antigen test on specimens collected from persons at two community testing sites in Pima County, Arizona.

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EARLY RELEASE: Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 Lineage - United States, December 29, 2020-January 12, 2021

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This report describes SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern, including the B.1.1.7 variant, and modeling data indicating that B.1.1.7 has the potential to increase the U.S. pandemic trajectory in the coming months.

Dengue—an Epidemic Within a Pandemic in Peru

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With almost 56,400 confirmed cases as of December, Peru is suffering the worst dengue epidemic since 2017, when the virus infected over 68,000 people. The illness, coupled with the novel coronavirus crisis, has left thousands of people exposed to malnutrition and water-borne diseases. Inter Press Service