SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among the general population and healthcare workers in India, December 2020-January 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Earlier serosurveys in India revealed seroprevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) of 0.73% in May-June 2020 and 7.1% in August-September 2020. A third serosurvey was conducted between December 2020 and January 2021 to estimate the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among the general population and healthcare workers (HCWs) in India.

Methods

The third serosurvey was conducted in the same 70 districts as the first and second serosurveys. For each district, at least 400 individuals aged ≥10 years from the general population and 100 HCWs from subdistrict-level health facilities were enrolled. Serum samples from the general population were tested for the presence of immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies against the nucleocapsid (N) an

SUBMITTER: Murhekar MV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8132496 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature