Elias Hélio Inácio, Chicanequisso Eduardo Mangue, Nhantumbo Beatriz, Braga Judite Monteiro, Gurjal Lorna, Luis Maiumuna, Dimas Tomas, Baltazar Cynthia Semá, Rossetto Erika Valeska
Mozambique Field Epidemiology Training Program, Instituto Nacional de Sade, Maputo, Mozambique.
Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique.
Pan Afr Med J. 2020 Apr 1;35:95. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2020.35.95.21611. eCollection 2020.
Pope Francis visited Mozambique from September 4-6, 2019. During the visit, a real-time surveillance system for mass gathering events was implemented in all places where people gathered in Maputo City for early detection of possible outbreaks and other health-related events. The system was implemented at four sites were mass gathering events occurred over the three-day visit. Data were collected by administering a simple questionnaire on a tablet, which collected information about sociodemographics, syndromic diagnoses, and outcomes of the patients that sought medical care. Additionally, a descriptive epidemiological assessment was performed during the event. A total of 150 individuals were attended at the designated places during the event. Of these, 56.7% were female and 90.7% aged > 15 years. The majority of the patients (74.7%) sought care on the third day of the event, which was held at the Zimpeto National Stadium. The most common diagnoses were hypertension (20.7%), hypothermia (15.3%), and headache (11.3%). Almost all cases (95.0%) were discharged, (4.0%) cases were transferred and (1.0%) case resulted in death on the way to the health facility. The surveillance system strategy developed to detect real-time public health events during the Pope?s visit was successfully implemented. No outbreak was identified during the event.
教皇方济各于2019年9月4日至6日访问了莫桑比克。访问期间，在马普托市人们聚集的所有场所实施了大规模聚集活动实时监测系统，以便早期发现可能的疫情爆发及其他与健康相关的事件。该系统在为期三天的访问期间，在发生大规模聚集活动的四个地点实施。通过在平板电脑上发放一份简单问卷来收集数据，问卷收集了有关社会人口统计学、症状诊断以及寻求医疗护理患者的结局等信息。此外，在活动期间进行了描述性流行病学评估。活动期间，在指定地点共接待了150人。其中，56.7%为女性，90.7%年龄大于15岁。大多数患者（74.7%）在活动第三天（在津佩托国家体育场举行）寻求护理。最常见的诊断为高血压（20.7%）、体温过低（15.3%）和头痛（11.3%）。几乎所有病例（95.0%）已出院，（4.0%）的病例被转诊，（1.0%）的病例在前往医疗机构途中死亡。为在教皇访问期间检测实时公共卫生事件而制定的监测系统策略得以成功实施。活动期间未发现疫情爆发。
