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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0864-3466</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Salud Pública]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Salud Pública]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0864-3466</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0864-34662020000500005</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Experiencias en la habilitación de puntos de pesquisa activa en fronteras provinciales ante la COVID-19 en Cienfuegos]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Experiences in fitting out of active investigation points in provincial borders against COVID-19 in Cienfuegos province]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Tamayo Muñiz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Salvador]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Navarro Machado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Víctor Rene]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Figueroa Camero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ramiro]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García Meliá]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yaneisy Caridad]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Crespo García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Arelys]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Dirección provincial de Salud  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cienfuegos ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cienfuegos ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Dirección provincial de Salud  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cienfuegos ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Cruz Roja Provincial  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cienfuegos ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,Dirección provincial de Salud  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cienfuegos ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>46</volume>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0864-34662020000500005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0864-34662020000500005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0864-34662020000500005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  Entre las estrategias de contención de la COVID-19 está evitar la entrada de posibles enfermos desde territorios con transmisión.  Objetivo:  Describir la experiencia en la habilitación y funcionamiento de los puntos de pesquisa activa para el control epidemiológico de la COVID-19 en las fronteras provinciales de Cienfuegos.  Métodos:  Se realizó una investigación en sistemas y servicios de salud desarrollada en la provincia de Cienfuegos entre marzo y mayo del 2020. El universo estuvo conformado por los nueve puntos de pesquisa habilitados en fronteras. Se emplearon la entrevista y la observación participativa como técnicas de investigación y se utilizaron las estadísticas de cada punto de pesquisa activa.  Resultados:  Se habilitaron nueve puntos en fronteras provinciales que incluyeron un protocolo para la detección de sintomáticos respiratorios y sus contactos, y estuvieron integrados por un médico, un técnico en epidemiología, dos voluntarios de la Cruz Roja y un policía. Se pesquisaron 33 891 personas que viajaban en 16 679 vehículos; de ellos, el 0,06 % resultó sospechoso de la enfermedad, mientras que el 4,69 % retornó a su lugar de origen luego de realizada la pesquisa y la actividad educativa sobre el distanciamiento social necesario.  Conclusiones:  La participación intersectorial fue decisiva para habilitar los puntos en frontera, los que permitieron la pesquisa de todos los viajeros que arribaron por carretera a Cienfuegos. Aunque la incidencia de sospechosos respiratorios detectados fue baja, la experiencia fue positiva y segura, pues formó parte del conjunto de medidas que redujeron al mínimo la circulación del virus en el territorio.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Among the limiting measures for COVID-19 is to avoid the entrance of possible ill people from territories with ongoing transmission.  Objective:  To describe the experience of fitting out and functioning of active investigation points for the epidemiologic control of COVID-19 in the provincial borders of Cienfuegos province.  Methods:  It was conducted a research in health systems and services in Cienfuegos province from March to May, 2020. The studied sample was formed by nine investigation points fit out in the borders. Interviews and participative observation were used as research techniques, and the statistics records of each active investigation point were also used.  Results:  Nine points were fit out in the provincial borders which included a protocol for detection of respiratory symptomatic patients and their contacts, and these points had a physician, a technician in epidemiology, two volunteers of the Red Cross and a police officer. 33 891 people travelling in 16 678 vehicles were examined; 0,06% of them were suspicious to the disease, and 4,69% came back to their place of departure after the investigation and the educative intervention on needed social distancing.  Conclusions:  Intersectoral participation was decisive to fit out border points which allowed to implement the investigation of all the travelers that arrived by road to Cienfuegos. Although the incidence of detected suspicious patients was low, the experience was positive and safe because it was part of the measures that reduced to minimun the virus spreading in the province.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[infección por coronavirus]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[vigilancia sanitaria]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[vigilancia de la población]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Massive screening]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[sanitary surveillance]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[population´s surveillance]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[border points]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></kwd>
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