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SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence before Delta Variant Surge, Chattogram, Bangladesh, March–June 2021

Authors :
Taufiqur Rahman Bhuiyan
Juan Dent Hulse
Sonia T. Hegde
Marjahan Akhtar
Taufiqul Islam
Zahid Hasan Khan
Ishtiakul Islam Khan
Shakeel Ahmed
Mamunur Rashid
Rumana Rashid
Emily S. Gurley
Tahmina Shirin
Ashraful Islam Khan
Andrew S. Azman
Firdausi Qadri
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 28, Iss 2, Pp 429-431 (2022), Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2022.

Abstract

A March–June 2021 representative serosurvey among Sitakunda subdistrict (Chattogram, Bangladesh) residents found an adjusted prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antibodies of 64.1% (95% credible interval 60.0%–68.1%). Before the Delta variant surge, most residents had been infected, although cumulative confirmed coronavirus disease incidence was low.

Details

ISSN :
10806059 and 10806040
Volume :
28
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....03f470db476f6c566b9cff1e4278ab14