Rapid Increase of Community SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence during Second Wave of COVID-19, Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Autor: Ndongo, Francis Ateba, Guichet, Emilande, Mimbé, Eric Donald, Ndié, Justin, Pelloquin, Raphael, Varloteaux, Marie, Esemu, Livo, Mpoudi-Etame, Mireille, Lamare, Nadine, Edoul, Ginette, Wouambo, Rodrigue Kamga, Djomsi, Dowbiss Meta, Tongo, Marcel, Tabala, Félicité Naah, Dongmo, Rogacien Kana, Kalifa Diallo, Mamadou Saliou, Bouillin, Julie, Thaurignac, Guillaume, Ayouba, Ahidjo, Peeters, Martine
Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases; Jun2022, Vol. 28 Issue 6, p1233-1236, 4p
Abstrakt: We conducted 2 independent population-based SARSCoV-2 serosurveys in Yaoundé, Cameroon, during January 27–February 6 and April 24–May 19, 2021. Overall age-standardized SARS-CoV-2 IgG seroprevalence increased from 18.6% in the first survey to 51.3% in the second (p<0.001). This finding illustrates high community transmission during the second wave of COVID-19. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index