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SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence before Delta Variant Surge, Chattogram, Bangladesh, March–June 2021

Authors :
Taufiqur Rahman Bhuiyan
Juan Dent Hulse
Sonia T. Hegde
Marjahan Akhtar
Taufiqul Islam
Zahid Hasan Khan
Ishtiakul Islam Khan
Shakeel Ahmed
Mamunur Rashid
Rumana Rashid
Emily S. Gurley
Tahmina Shirin
Ashraful Islam Khan
Andrew S. Azman
Firdausi Qadri
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 28, Iss 2, Pp 429-431 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2022.

Abstract

A March–June 2021 representative serosurvey among Sitakunda subdistrict (Chattogram, Bangladesh) residents found an adjusted prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antibodies of 64.1% (95% credible interval 60.0%–68.1%). Before the Delta variant surge, most residents had been infected, although cumulative confirmed coronavirus disease incidence was low.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
28
Issue :
2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.b543494c305b4fd4a50fc1fabf9e0dc0
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2802.211689