SARS-CoV-2 antibody dynamics and transmission from community-wide serological testing in the Italian municipality of Vo'.
Nat Commun
; 12(1): 4383, 2021 07 19.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1317806
ABSTRACT
In February and March 2020, two mass swab testing campaigns were conducted in Vo', Italy. In May 2020, we tested 86% of the Vo' population with three immuno-assays detecting antibodies against the spike and nucleocapsid antigens, a neutralisation assay and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). Subjects testing positive to PCR in February/March or a serological assay in May were tested again in November. Here we report on the results of the analysis of the May and November surveys. We estimate a seroprevalence of 3.5% (95% Credible Interval (CrI) 2.8-4.3%) in May. In November, 98.8% (95% Confidence Interval (CI) 93.7-100.0%) of sera which tested positive in May still reacted against at least one antigen; 18.6% (95% CI 11.0-28.5%) showed an increase of antibody or neutralisation reactivity from May. Analysis of the serostatus of the members of 1,118 households indicates a 26.0% (95% CrI 17.2-36.9%) Susceptible-Infectious Transmission Probability. Contact tracing had limited impact on epidemic suppression.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Serologic Tests
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COVID-19 Testing
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
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Antibodies, Viral
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Nat Commun
Journal subject:
Biology
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Science
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S41467-021-24622-7
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