Mass thermography screening for infection and prevention: a review of the clinical effectiveness
CADTH
Record ID 32016000189
English
Authors' recommendations:
One prospective study found that infrared thermography readings correlated moderately well with temperature readings taken using a conventional method (oral, aural, or axillary). One prospective study and four retrospective studies found that fever screening using a combination of infrared thermography, health declaration forms, and a conventional method at international airports had low sensitivity for detecting influenza viruses and dengue fever. There were no studies that assessed how border control strategies would mitigate the risk of disease outbreaks.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2014
URL for published report:
http://www.cadth.ca/sites/default/files/pdf/htis/nov-2014/RC0609%20Screening%20Final.pdf
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Canada
MeSH Terms
- Thermometers
- Airports
- Communicable Disease Control
- Disease Outbreaks
- Fever
- Infection Control
- Mass Screening
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus
- Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral
Contact
Organisation Name:
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Contact Address:
600-865 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1S 5S8 Canada. Tel: +1 613 226 2553; Fax: +1 613 226 5392;
Contact Name:
requests@cadth.ca
Contact Email:
requests@cadth.ca
Copyright:
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)
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