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Levels of SARS-CoV-2 population exposure are considerably higher than suggested by seroprevalence surveys (preprint)
medrxiv; 2021.
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| medRxiv | ID: ppzbmed-10.1101.2021.01.08.21249432
ABSTRACT
Accurate knowledge of accurate levels of prior population exposure has critical ramifications for preparedness plans of subsequent SARS-CoV-2 epidemic waves and vaccine prioritization strategies. Serological studies can be used to estimate levels of past exposure and thus position populations in their epidemic timeline. To circumvent biases introduced by decaying antibody titers over time, population exposure estimation methods should account for seroreversion, to reflect that changes in seroprevalence measures over time are the net effect of increases due to recent transmission and decreases due to antibody waning. Here, we present a new method that combines multiple datasets (serology, mortality, and virus positivity ratios) to estimate seroreversion time and infection fatality ratios and simultaneously infer population exposure levels. The results indicate that the average time to seroreversion is six months, and that true exposure may be more than double the current seroprevalence levels reported for several regions of England.
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2021
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