Sequential serological surveys in the early stages of the coronavirus disease epidemic: limitations and perspectives.
2020
INTRODUCTION Estimates of the number of individuals infected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 are important for health planning and establishment of expectations regarding herd immunity. METHODS Seven testing rounds of a serological survey were conducted at 1-week intervals between April 19 and May 31, 2020 in Teresina municipality. RESULTS Over the 7 weeks, serological positivity increased from 0.56% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.18%-1.30%) to 8.33% (95% CI: 6.61%-10.33%), representing 33-53 persons infected for each reported case. CONCLUSIONS Serological screening may be an important tool for understanding the immunity of a population and planning community interventions.
Keywords:
- Correction
- Source
- Cite
- Save
- Machine Reading By IdeaReader
2
References
4
Citations
NaN
KQI