SARS-CoV-2 Infection among Pregnant and Postpartum Women, Kenya, 2020-2021.

Otieno, Nancy A; Azziz-Baumgartner, Eduardo; Nyawanda, Bryan O; Oreri, Eunice; Ellington, Sascha; Onyango, Clayton; Emukule, Gideon O

Otieno, Nancy A; Azziz-Baumgartner, Eduardo; Nyawanda, Bryan O; Oreri, Eunice; Ellington, Sascha; Onyango, Clayton; Emukule, Gideon O.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 27(9): 2497-2499, 2021 Sep.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1435935

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

We determined incidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and influenza virus infections among pregnant and postpartum women and their infants in Kenya during 2020-2021. Incidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 was highest among pregnant women, followed by postpartum women and infants. No influenza virus infections were identified.

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COVID-19; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; Female; Humans; Kenya/epidemiology; Postpartum Period; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/epidemiology; SARS-CoV-2

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2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; COVID-like illness; Kenya; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; infants; influenza; postpartum; pregnancy; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study Limits: Female / Humans / Pregnancy Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: Emerg Infect Dis Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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