Prevalence and Time Trend of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Puducherry, India, August–October 2020

Autor: Sitanshu Sekhar Kar, Sonali Sarkar, Sharan Murali, Rahul Dhodapkar, Noyal Mariya Joseph, Rakesh Aggarwal
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 27, Iss 2, Pp 666-669 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1080-6040
1080-6059
99172720
DOI: 10.3201/eid2702.204480
Popis: We conducted 3 population-based cross-sectional surveys, at 1-month intervals, to estimate the prevalence and time-trend of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in Puducherry, India. Seropositivity rate increased from 4.9% to 34.5% over 2 months and was 20-fold higher than the number of diagnosed cases of infection.
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