Protocols | Case definition |
WHO6 | Suspected case of SARS-CoV-2 infection: A person who meets the clinical AND epidemiological criteria: Clinical criteria: Acute onset of fever AND cough; OR · Acute onset of ANY THREE OR MORE of the following signs or symptoms: Fever, cough, general weakness/fatigue, headache, myalgia, sore throat, coryza, dyspnea, anorexia/nausea/vomiting, diarrhea, altered mental status. Epidemiological criteria: Residing or working in an area with high risk of transmission of virus: closed residential settings, humanitarian settings such as camp and camp-like settings for displaced persons; anytime within the 14 days prior to symptom onset; or · Residing or travel to an area with community transmission anytime within the 14 days prior to symptom onset; or · Working in any healthcare setting, including within health facilities or within the community; any time within the 14 days prior to symptom onset. Probable case of SARS-CoV-2 infection:
Confirmed case of SARS-CoV-2 infection:
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MOHME7 | Suspicious case
Which has at least one of the following characteristics:
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ECDC8 | Clinical criteria Any person with at least one of the following symptoms: Cough Fever Shortness of breath Sudden onset of anosmia, ageusia, or dysgeusia Diagnostic imaging criteria: Radiological evidence showing lesions compatible with COVID-19 Laboratory criteria: Detection of COVID-19 nucleic acid in a clinical specimen Epidemiological criteria At least one of the following epidemiological links: Close contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case in the 14 days before the onset of symptoms Having been a resident or a staff member, in the 14 days before the onset of symptoms, in a residential institution for vulnerable people where ongoing COVID-19 transmission has been confirmed Case classification Possible case: Any person meeting the clinical criteria Probable case: Any person meeting the clinical criteria with an epidemiological link OR Any person meeting the diagnostic criteria
Any person meeting the laboratory criteria |
COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; ECDC, European Centres for Disease Control; MOHME, Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education; RDT, rapid diagnostic test; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.