Waco COVID Survey: A Community-Based SARS-CoV-2 Serological Surveillance Study in Central Texas.

ABSTRACT: In early-2020, the epidemiology of the SARS-CoV-2 virus was still in discovery and initial reports about the role of asymptomatic individuals were developing. The Waco COVID Survey was implemented in mid-2020 with targeted serological surveillance to assess relationships among risk factors and asymptomatic transmission in McLennan County, Texas, USA. Because large-scale random sampling of the population was not feasible, a targeted and repeated sampling of specific clustered groups of asymptomatic individuals was employed. This included four waves (initial intake [n = 495], two follow-ups separated by a month [n = 348; n = 287], and a final follow-up one year later [n = 313]) of sampling participants in different risk categories: (a) healthcare workers (e.g., physicians, nurses, etc.) and

SUBMITTER: Muehlenbein MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9617030 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature