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SARS-CoV-2 Serosurvey in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Kempen, John H; Abashawl, Aida; Suga, Hilkiah K; Nigussie Difabachew, Mesfin; Kempen, Christopher J; Tesfaye Debele, Melaku; Menkir, Abel A; Assefa, Maranatha T; Asfaw, Eyob H; Habtegabriel, Leul B; Sitotaw Addisie, Yohannes; Nilles, Eric J; Longenecker, Joseph C.
  • Kempen JH; MyungSung Medical School, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • Abashawl A; Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness (MassCPR), Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Suga HK; MyungSung Christian Medical Center (MCM) Eye Unit, MCM General Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • Nigussie Difabachew M; Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Kempen CJ; Berhan Public Health and Eye Care Consultancy, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • Tesfaye Debele M; MyungSung Medical School, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • Menkir AA; International Clinical Laboratories, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • Assefa MT; MyungSung Christian Medical Center (MCM) Eye Unit, MCM General Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • Asfaw EH; International Clinical Laboratories, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • Habtegabriel LB; MyungSung Medical School, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • Sitotaw Addisie Y; MyungSung Medical School, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • Nilles EJ; MyungSung Medical School, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • Longenecker JC; MyungSung Medical School, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Am J Trop Med Hyg ; 103(5): 2022-2023, 2020 11.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-797038
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In a serosurvey of asymptomatic people from the general population recruited from a clinical laboratory in May 2020 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, three of 99 persons tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 IgG (3.0%, 95% binomial exact confidence interval 0.6-8.6%). Taking into account pretest probability and the sampling scheme, the range of plausible population prevalence values was approximately 1.0-8.4%. These results suggest that a larger number of people have been infected than the counts detected by surveillance to date; nevertheless, the results suggest the large majority of the general population in Addis Ababa currently is susceptible to COVID-19.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Seroepidemiologic Studies / Coronavirus Infections Type of study: Diagnostic study / Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: Am J Trop Med Hyg Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ajtmh.20-0816

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Seroepidemiologic Studies / Coronavirus Infections Type of study: Diagnostic study / Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: Am J Trop Med Hyg Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ajtmh.20-0816