Anti-Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Immunoglobulin G Antibody Seroprevalence Among Truck Drivers and Assistants in Kenya

Authors :: Kagucia, E Wangeci
Gitonga, John N
Kalu, Catherine
Ochomo, Eric
Ochieng, Benard
Kuya, Nickline
Karani, Angela
Nyagwange, James
Karia, Boniface
Mugo, Daisy
Karanja, Henry K
Tuju, James
Mutiso, Agnes
Maroko, Hosea
Okubi, Lucy
Maitha, Eric
Ajuck, Hossan
Mukabi, David
Moracha, Wycliffe
Bulimu, David
Andanje, Nelson
Aman, Rashid
Mwangangi, Mercy
Amoth, Patrick
Kasera, Kadondi
Ng'ang'a, Wangari
Nyaguara, Amek
Voller, Shirine
Otiende, Mark
Bottomley, Christian
Agoti, Charles N
Ochola-Oyier, Lynette I
Adetifa, Ifedayo MO
Etyang, Anthony O
Gallagher, Katherine E
Uyoga, Sophie
Barasa, Edwine
Bejon, Philip
Tsofa, Benjamin
Agweyu, Ambrose
Warimwe, George M
Scott, J Anthony G
Magarini Sub-County TDA SARS-CoV-2 Serosurveillance Team, The Bu
Source :: Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Publication Year :: 2021
Publisher :: Oxford University Press (OUP), 2021.
Abstract: In October 2020, anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) immunoglobulin G seroprevalence among truck drivers and their assistants (TDA) in Kenya was 42.3%, higher than among healthcare workers and blood donors. Truck drivers and their assistants transport essential supplies during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, placing them at increased risk of being infected and of transmitting SARS-CoV-2 over a wide geographical area.

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