Rapid Increase of Community SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence during Second Wave of COVID-19, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Rapid Increase of Community SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence during Second Wave of COVID-19, Yaoundé, Cameroon

We conducted 2 independent population-based SARS-CoV-2 serosurveys in Yaoundé, Cameroon, during January 27–February 6 and April 24–May 19, 2021. Overall age-standardized SARS-CoV-2 IgG seroprevalence increased from 18.6% in the first survey to 51.3% in the second (p<0.001). This finding illustra...

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Main Authors: Francis Ateba Ndongo, Emilande Guichet, Eric Donald Mimbé, Justin Ndié, Raphael Pelloquin, Marie Varloteaux, Livo Esemu, Mireille Mpoudi-Etame, Nadine Lamare, Ginette Edoul, Rodrigue Kamga Wouambo, Dowbiss Meta Djomsi, Marcel Tongo, Félicité Naah Tabala, Rogacien Kana Dongmo, Mamadou Saliou Kalifa Diallo, Julie Bouillin, Guillaume Thaurignac, Ahidjo Ayouba, Martine Peeters, Eric Delaporte, Anne-Cécile Zoung-Kanyi Bissek, Eitel Mpoudi-Ngolé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
antibodies
seroepidemiologic studies
Cameroon
coronavirus disease
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/6/21-2580_article

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