SARS-CoV-2 infection and antibody seroprevalence in routine surveillance patients, healthcare workers and general population in Kita region, Mali: an observational study 2020-2021.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate the degree of SARS-CoV-2 transmission among healthcare workers (HCWs) and general population in Kita region of Mali.

Design

Routine surveillance in 12 health facilities, HCWs serosurvey in five health facilities and community serosurvey in 16 villages in or near Kita town, Mali.

Setting

Kita region, western Mali; local health centres around the central (regional) referral health centre.

Participants

Patients in routine surveillance, HCWs in local health centres and community members of all ages in populations associated with study health centres.

Main outcome measures

Seropositivity of ELISA test detecting SARS-CoV-2-specific total antibodies and real-time RT-PCR confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Results

From 2392 routine surve

SUBMITTER: Alber D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9207578 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature