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Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies in the town of Ariano Irpino (Avellino, Campania, Italy): a population-based study.
Cerino, Pellegrino; Coppola, Annachiara; Volzone, Palmiero; Pizzolante, Antonio; Pierri, Biancamaria; Atripaldi, Luigi; Zollo, Massimo; Capasso, Mario; Ascierto, Paolo Antonio; Triassi, Maria; Brambilla, Gianfranco; Perrella, Alessandro; Bruzzese, Dario; Buonerba, Carlo.
  • Cerino P; Centro di Referenza Nazionale per l'Analisi e Studio di Correlazione tra Ambiente, Animale e Uomo, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, Portici 80055, Italy.
  • Coppola A; Centro di Referenza Nazionale per l'Analisi e Studio di Correlazione tra Ambiente, Animale e Uomo, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, Portici 80055, Italy.
  • Volzone P; Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Universita' degli studi della Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples 80138, Italy.
  • Pizzolante A; Centro di Referenza Nazionale per l'Analisi e Studio di Correlazione tra Ambiente, Animale e Uomo, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, Portici 80055, Italy.
  • Pierri B; Centro di Referenza Nazionale per l'Analisi e Studio di Correlazione tra Ambiente, Animale e Uomo, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, Portici 80055, Italy.
  • Atripaldi L; Centro di Referenza Nazionale per l'Analisi e Studio di Correlazione tra Ambiente, Animale e Uomo, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, Portici 80055, Italy.
  • Zollo M; Department of Medicine, Surgery & Dentistry (Scuola Medica Salernitana), University of Salerno, Baronissi 84081, Italy.
  • Capasso M; Cotugno Hospital, AORN Ospedali dei Colli, Naples, Italy.
  • Ascierto PA; CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate, Naples, Italy.
  • Triassi M; CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate, Naples, Italy.
  • Brambilla G; Unit of Melanoma, Cancer Immunotherapy & Development Therapeutics, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione Pascale, Naples, Italy.
  • Perrella A; Department of Public Health, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
  • Bruzzese D; Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Food Safety, Nutrition, & Veterinary Public Health Department, Rome, Italy.
  • Buonerba C; Hospital Health Direction, Infectious Disease Unit, A. Cardarelli Hospital, Naples, Italy.
Future Sci OA ; 7(4): FSO673, 2021 Jan 12.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1052460
ABSTRACT
The Italian municipality of Ariano Irpino (Avellino, Campania, Italy) was locked down by the regional authorities from March until April 2020 after several citizens tested positive for SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). A serological mass screening campaign targeting the Ariano Irpino population using the Roche Cobas Elecsys anti-SARS-CoV-2 assay was organized by the Zoo-Prophylactic Institute of Southern Italy (Portici, Italy) and conducted in cooperation with the Local Health Unit (Azienda Sanitaria Locale - ASL - Avellino, Avellino, Italy), the Department of Public Health of University Federico II (Naples, Italy) and Department of Health Services of Azienda Ospedaliera dei Colli-Cotugno and Monaldi Hospital (Naples, Italy) in May 2020. A total of 13,218 asymptomatic individuals were reviewed in this analysis. A total of 738 citizens tested positive for anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies (398 females, 340 males). The overall prevalence in the sample was 5.6% (95% CI 5.2-6.0). Among seropositive citizens, 101 cases tested positive on RT-PCR (0.76% of the overall population). Among citizens aged 14-18, 18-65 and >65 years, the seroprevalence was equal to 6.1 (95% CI 4.1-8.7), 5.6 (95% CI 5.1-6.1) and 4% (95% CI 3.3-4.8), respectively. In the pediatric cohort (<14 years old), seroprevalence was 13% (95% CI 10.2-16.2). A serological-based screening strategy could be a cost-effective public health intervention to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Cohort study / Observational study / Prognostic study Language: English Journal: Future Sci OA Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Fsoa-2020-0203

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Cohort study / Observational study / Prognostic study Language: English Journal: Future Sci OA Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Fsoa-2020-0203