Journal article
SARS-CoV-2 Serosurvey in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, v 103(5), pp 2022-2023
01 Nov 2020
PMID: 32975182
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Abstract
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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- Title
- SARS-CoV-2 Serosurvey in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Creators
- John H. Kempen - Harvard UniversityAida Abashawl - Ethiopian Public Health AssociationHilkiah K. Suga - College Station Medical CenterMesfin Nigussie Difabachew - Int Clin Labs, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaChristopher J. Kempen - St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical CollegeMelaku Tesfaye Debele - Int Clin Labs, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaAbel A. Menkir - College Station Medical CenterMaranatha T. Assefa - College Station Medical CenterEyob H. Asfaw - College Station Medical CenterLeul B. Habtegabriel - College Station Medical CenterYohannes Sitotaw Addisie - Ethiopian Biotechnol Inst, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaEric J. Nilles - Brigham and Women's HospitalJoseph C. Longenecker - Kuwait University
- Publication Details
- The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, v 103(5), pp 2022-2023
- Publisher
- Amer Soc Trop Med & Hygiene
- Number of pages
- 2
- Grant note
- International Clinical Laboratories, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, MA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000588422900048
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85096218378
- Other Identifier
- 991022052306804721
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Web of Science research areas
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
- Tropical Medicine