High SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence in Healthcare Workers in Bukavu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
| Autor: | Marie Bruyneel, Guy-Bernard Cadière, Aline Kusinza Byabene, Eric Mungu Akonkwa, Denis Mukwege, Olivier Vandenberg, Anne Le Coadou, Jean Paul Cikwanine Buhendwa, Yves Van Laethem, Nicolas Dauby, Isabel Montesinos, Hafid Dahma |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Male 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak Referral Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Health Personnel Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) 030231 tropical medicine Antibodies Viral 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Seroepidemiologic Studies Virology Environmental health Health care Humans Medicine Seroprevalence Positive serology SARS-CoV-2 business.industry COVID-19 Articles Middle Aged Sciences bio-médicales et agricoles Infectious Diseases Democratic Republic of the Congo Female Parasitology business |
| Zdroj: | The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |
| ISSN: | 1476-1645 0002-9637 |
| DOI: | 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1526 |
| Popis: | Among 359 healthcare workers (HCW) employed in Panzi General Referral Hospital located in Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 148 (41.2%) tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. Thirty-three (22.3%) of the 148 personnel with positive serology reported symptoms evoking a prior COVID-19 illness. None of the infected HCWs reported COVID-related hospitalization, and all of them recovered. Our findings indicate high and underestimated circulation of SARS-CoV-2 within the Bukavu area. info:eu-repo/semantics/published |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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