Rapid increase of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence during the second half of the COVID-19 pandemic year 2020 in the adult urban Albanian population.

Albania COVID-19 Eastern Europe IgG anti-Spike SARS-CoV-2 antibodies SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence

Journal

Heliyon
ISSN: 2405-8440
Titre abrégé: Heliyon
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101672560

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Sep 2023
Historique:
received: 05 08 2022
revised: 08 08 2023
accepted: 25 08 2023
medline: 8 9 2023
pubmed: 8 9 2023
entrez: 8 9 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

This study aims to assess the changes in COVID-19 seroprevalence among the adult urban population of Albania between July and December 2020, when the Wuhan strain of SARS-CoV-2 virus was still prevalent in the country. Two independent, randomly selected samples of individuals aged 20-70 years residing in Metropolitan Tirana, Albania, were collected in June-July and December 2020. ELISA method was used for serological testing to determine IgG antibodies anti-S1-SARS-CoV-2.

Sections du résumé

Background UNASSIGNED
This study aims to assess the changes in COVID-19 seroprevalence among the adult urban population of Albania between July and December 2020, when the Wuhan strain of SARS-CoV-2 virus was still prevalent in the country.
Methods UNASSIGNED
Two independent, randomly selected samples of individuals aged 20-70 years residing in Metropolitan Tirana, Albania, were collected in June-July and December 2020. ELISA method was used for serological testing to determine IgG antibodies anti-S1-SARS-CoV-2.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37681122
doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19547
pii: S2405-8440(23)06755-5
pmc: PMC10481283
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

e19547

Informations de copyright

© 2023 The Authors.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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Auteurs

Genc Sulcebe (G)

Research Unit of Immunology, University of Medicine of Tirana and University Hospital Center of Tirana, Albania.
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Albania.

Alban Ylli (A)

Institute of Public Health, Albania.

Margarita Kurti-Prifti (M)

Research Unit of Immunology, University of Medicine of Tirana and University Hospital Center of Tirana, Albania.

Zamira Ylli (Z)

Research Unit of Immunology, University of Medicine of Tirana and University Hospital Center of Tirana, Albania.

Erkena Shyti (E)

Research Unit of Immunology, University of Medicine of Tirana and University Hospital Center of Tirana, Albania.

Jonida Dashi-Pasholli (J)

Research Unit of Immunology, University of Medicine of Tirana and University Hospital Center of Tirana, Albania.

Fabian Cenko (F)

Catholic University "Our Lady of Good Counsel" Tirana, Albania.

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