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Under-diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infections among children aged 0-15 years, a nationwide seroprevalence study, Israel, January 2020 to March 2021.
Indenbaum, Victoria; Lustig, Yaniv; Mendelson, Ella; Hershkovitz, Yael; Glatman-Freedman, Aharona; Keinan-Boker, Lital; Bassal, Ravit.
  • Indenbaum V; Central Virology Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
  • Lustig Y; Central Virology Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
  • Mendelson E; Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
  • Hershkovitz Y; Central Virology Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
  • Glatman-Freedman A; Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
  • Keinan-Boker L; Israel Center for Disease Control, Ministry of Health, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
  • Bassal R; Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Euro Surveill ; 26(48)2021 12.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1613507
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Until recently, children and adolescents were not eligible for COVID-19 vaccination. They may have been a considerable source of SARS-CoV-2 spread. We evaluated SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody seroprevalence in Israeli children aged 0-15 years from January 2020 to March 2021. Seropositivity was 1.8-5.5 times higher than COVID-19 incidence rates based on PCR testing. We found that SARS-CoV-2 infection among children is more prevalent than previously thought and emphasise the importance of seroprevalence studies to accurately estimate exposure.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study Topics: Vaccines Limits: Adolescent / Child / Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 1560-7917.Es.2021.26.48.2101040

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study Topics: Vaccines Limits: Adolescent / Child / Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 1560-7917.Es.2021.26.48.2101040