Rapid antigen testing by community health workers for detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Dhaka, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study

• Mahbubur Rahman,
• Ayesha Sania,
• Seonjoo Lee,
• Tahmina Shirin,
• A S M Alamgir,
• Yael K Rayport,
• Ahmed Nawsher Alam,
• Joanna Andrecka,
• Eric Brum,
• Fergus Chadwick,
• Tasnuva Chowdhury,
• Zakiul Hasan,
• Davina L Hill,
• Farzana Khan,
• Mikolaj Kundegorski,
• Motahara Tasneem,
• Katie Hampson

Affiliations

Mahbubur Rahman

Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Ayesha Sania

1 ICAP and Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York city, New York, USA

Seonjoo Lee

2 Department of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, USA

Tahmina Shirin

Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh

A S M Alamgir

Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), Dhaka, Bangladesh

Yael K Rayport

Neuroscience, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York City, New York, USA

Ahmed Nawsher Alam

Department of Virology, Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Joanna Andrecka

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Eric Brum

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Fergus Chadwick

University of Glasgow Institute of Biodiversity Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, Glasgow, UK

Tasnuva Chowdhury

University of Glasgow Institute of Biodiversity Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, Glasgow, UK

Zakiul Hasan

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Davina L Hill

University of Glasgow Institute of Biodiversity Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, Glasgow, UK

Farzana Khan

Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Mikolaj Kundegorski

University of Glasgow Institute of Biodiversity Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, Glasgow, UK

Motahara Tasneem

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Katie Hampson

University of Glasgow Institute of Biodiversity Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, Glasgow, UK