Differential pre-pandemic breast milk IgA reactivity against SARS-CoV-2 and circulating human coronaviruses in Ugandan and American mothers

Differential pre-pandemic breast milk IgA reactivity against SARS-CoV-2 and circulating human coronaviruses in Ugandan and American mothers

Objective: Uganda has registered fewer coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and deaths per capita than Western countries. The lower numbers of cases and deaths might be due to pre-existing cross-immunity induced by circulating common cold human coronaviruses (HCoVs) before the COVID-19 pandemic...

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Main Authors: Thomas G. Egwang, Tonny Jimmy Owalla, Emmanuel Okurut, Gonzaga Apungia, Alisa Fox, Claire De Carlo, Rebecca L. Powell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-11-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Breast milk IgA
Cross-reactivity
Spike proteins
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Human coronaviruses
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221007475

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