Abstract
In French Polynesia, following the emergence of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in March 2020, several control measures were implemented to prevent virus spread, including a population lockdown and the interruption of international air traffic. SARS-CoV-2 local transmission rapidly stopped, and circulation of dengue virus serotypes 1 and 2, the only arboviruses being detected at that time, decreased. After the borders re-opened, a surveillance strategy consisting of the testing by SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR of travelers entering French Polynesia, and isolating those with ongoing infection, was implemented. This strategy proved efficient to limit the introduction of SARS-CoV-2, and should be considered to prevent the importation of other pathogens, including mosquito-borne viruses, in geographically isolated areas such as French Polynesia.
Keywords: COVID-19; French Polynesia; SARS-CoV-2; arbovirus; epidemiology; surveillance; travelers.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Epidemiology, Surveillance, arbovirus, French Polynesia, Travelers, 【초록키워드】 viruses, coronavirus, lockdown, Infection, Local, Transmission, severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus, Dengue, International, dengue virus, Pathogens, SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR, circulation, arbovirus, Arboviruses, acute respiratory syndrome, serotype, acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus, acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, virus spread, measure, interruption, French, Prevent, limit, Polynesia, 【제목키워드】 Strategy, emergence, French, Polynesia,