1. SEROPREVALENCE OF SARS-COV-2 ANTIBODIES IN RADIO AND TELEVISION WORKERS.
- Author
-
Martins-Filho, Paulo Ricardo, Nobre da Silva, Danilo, Menezes dos Santos, Danillo, Santos Rezende, Márcia, Rosa Silva, Jessica Paloma, da Silva Neto, Josafá Bonifácio, Schimieguel, Dulce Marta, Quintans-Júnior, Lucindo José, Siqueira Quintans, Jullyana de Souza, Santos Nunes, Paula, and de Souza Araújo, Adriano Antunes
- Subjects
SARS-CoV-2 ,IMMUNOGLOBULINS ,SEROPREVALENCE ,TELEVISION stations ,DIGITAL video ,VIRAL antibodies ,RADIO technology ,RADIO stations - Abstract
We investigated the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in individuals working in radio and television stations (TV) in Sergipe state, Northeast Brazil. This cross-sectional study was conducted from December 1 to December 20, 2020, a period which was considered as the beginning of the second wave of COVID-19 in the state. One hundred and thirteen professionals from the three largest media companies in the state were included in this study. Venous blood was collected using venipuncture and a fluorescence immunoassay for qualitative detection and differentiation of IgM and IgG antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 was performed. Twenty-eight media workers had detectable levels of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies (11 IgM+, 6 IgM+/ IgG+, and 11 IgG+) and the estimated seroprevalence was 24.8 % (95 % CI 17.7 - 33.5). Our findings showed a high seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in radio and TV workers during the second wave of COVID-19 in Brazil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2022
- Full Text
- View/download PDF