SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence and associated risk factors in an urban district in Cameroon

Many African countries have reported relatively low numbers of COVID-19 cases but the true scale of the epidemic is unclear. Here, the authors conduct a population-based survey in a province of Cameroon and estimate 29% seroprevlance, >300 fold higher than the nationwide attack rate implied by ca...

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Autores principales: Kene Nwosu, Joseph Fokam, Franck Wanda, Lucien Mama, Erol Orel, Nicolas Ray, Jeanine Meke, Armel Tassegning, Desire Takou, Eric Mimbe, Beat Stoll, Josselin Guillebert, Eric Comte, Olivia Keiser, Laura Ciaffi
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:c0db4eec44b5484f96f1e8b55f5e0a912021-12-02T16:56:48ZSARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence and associated risk factors in an urban district in Cameroon10.1038/s41467-021-25946-02041-1723https://doaj.org/article/c0db4eec44b5484f96f1e8b55f5e0a912021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25946-0https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Many African countries have reported relatively low numbers of COVID-19 cases but the true scale of the epidemic is unclear. Here, the authors conduct a population-based survey in a province of Cameroon and estimate 29% seroprevlance, >300 fold higher than the nationwide attack rate implied by case counts.Kene NwosuJoseph FokamFranck WandaLucien MamaErol OrelNicolas RayJeanine MekeArmel TassegningDesire TakouEric MimbeBeat StollJosselin GuillebertEric ComteOlivia KeiserLaura CiaffiNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
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Kene Nwosu
Joseph Fokam
Franck Wanda
Lucien Mama
Erol Orel
Nicolas Ray
Jeanine Meke
Armel Tassegning
Desire Takou
Eric Mimbe
Beat Stoll
Josselin Guillebert
Eric Comte
Olivia Keiser
Laura Ciaffi
SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence and associated risk factors in an urban district in Cameroon
description Many African countries have reported relatively low numbers of COVID-19 cases but the true scale of the epidemic is unclear. Here, the authors conduct a population-based survey in a province of Cameroon and estimate 29% seroprevlance, >300 fold higher than the nationwide attack rate implied by case counts.
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author Kene Nwosu
Joseph Fokam
Franck Wanda
Lucien Mama
Erol Orel
Nicolas Ray
Jeanine Meke
Armel Tassegning
Desire Takou
Eric Mimbe
Beat Stoll
Josselin Guillebert
Eric Comte
Olivia Keiser
Laura Ciaffi
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Joseph Fokam
Franck Wanda
Lucien Mama
Erol Orel
Nicolas Ray
Jeanine Meke
Armel Tassegning
Desire Takou
Eric Mimbe
Beat Stoll
Josselin Guillebert
Eric Comte
Olivia Keiser
Laura Ciaffi
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title SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence and associated risk factors in an urban district in Cameroon
title_short SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence and associated risk factors in an urban district in Cameroon
title_full SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence and associated risk factors in an urban district in Cameroon
title_fullStr SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence and associated risk factors in an urban district in Cameroon
title_full_unstemmed SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence and associated risk factors in an urban district in Cameroon
title_sort sars-cov-2 antibody seroprevalence and associated risk factors in an urban district in cameroon
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