Migration in times of pandemic: SARS-CoV-2 infection among the Warao indigenous refugees in Belem, Para, Amazonia, Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The emergence of the new causative agent of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the city of Wuhan, China, in December 2019, and its spread worldwide, led the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare a pandemic. The disease has caused high mortality among traditional populations and the most socially vulnerable groups such indigenous and refugees. The present study aims to investigate the prevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies in the population of Venezuelan indigenous Warao refugees residing in private and public shelters in the city of Belem, capital of Para State, in the Brazilian Amazon.

Methods

One hundred one individuals of both sexes (43 men and 58 women) with ages varying from 18 to 77 years (average of 36 years) were inv

SUBMITTER: da Silva HP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8435358 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature