Temporal trends of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence during the first wave of the COVID-19 epidemic in Kenya.
Adolescent
Adult
Antibodies, Viral
/ blood
Bayes Theorem
COVID-19
/ diagnosis
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Epidemics
Female
Humans
Immunoglobulin G
/ blood
Kenya
/ epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
SARS-CoV-2
/ immunology
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
/ immunology
Young Adult
Journal
Nature communications
ISSN: 2041-1723
Titre abrégé: Nat Commun
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101528555
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
25 06 2021
25 06 2021
Historique:
received:
19
02
2021
accepted:
25
05
2021
entrez:
26
6
2021
pubmed:
27
6
2021
medline:
20
7
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Observed SARS-CoV-2 infections and deaths are low in tropical Africa raising questions about the extent of transmission. We measured SARS-CoV-2 IgG by ELISA in 9,922 blood donors across Kenya and adjusted for sampling bias and test performance. By 1st September 2020, 577 COVID-19 deaths were observed nationwide and seroprevalence was 9.1% (95%CI 7.6-10.8%). Seroprevalence in Nairobi was 22.7% (18.0-27.7%). Although most people remained susceptible, SARS-CoV-2 had spread widely in Kenya with apparently low associated mortality.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34172732
doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-24062-3
pii: 10.1038/s41467-021-24062-3
pmc: PMC8233334
mid: EMS129551
doi:
Substances chimiques
Antibodies, Viral
0
Immunoglobulin G
0
Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
0
spike protein, SARS-CoV-2
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
3966Subventions
Organisme : Wellcome Trust (Wellcome)
ID : 220991/Z/20/Z, 203077/Z/16/Z
Organisme : Wellcome Trust
ID : 214320
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : Wellcome Trust
ID : 218647
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : Medical Research Council
ID : MR/R006083/1
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : Medical Research Council
ID : MR/S005293/1
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : Wellcome Trust
ID : 203077
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : Wellcome Trust
ID : 107568
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : Wellcome Trust
ID : 222574
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : EPA
ID : EP-C-15-003
Pays : United States
Organisme : Wellcome Trust
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : Medical Research Council
ID : MR/R010161/1
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : Wellcome Trust
ID : 220991
Pays : United Kingdom
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