SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in pregnant women in Kilifi, Kenya from March 2020 to March 2022.
In: Frontiers in public health, Jg. 11 (2023-12-19), S. 1292932
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Background: Seroprevalence studies are an alternative approach to estimating the extent of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and the evolution of the pandemic in different geographical settings. We aimed to determine the SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence from March 2020 to March 2022 in a rural and urban setting in Kilifi County, Kenya.
Methods: We obtained representative random samples of stored serum from a pregnancy cohort study for the period March 2020 to March 2022 and tested for antibodies against the spike protein using a qualitative SARS-CoV-2 ELISA kit (Wantai, total antibodies). All positive samples were retested for anti-SARS-CoV-2 anti-nucleocapsid antibodies (Euroimmun, ELISA kits, NCP, qualitative, IgG) and anti-spike protein antibodies (Euroimmun, ELISA kits, QuantiVac; quantitative, IgG).
Results: A total of 2,495 (of 4,703 available) samples were tested. There was an overall trend of increasing seropositivity from a low of 0% [95% CI 0-0.06] in March 2020 to a high of 89.4% [95% CI 83.36-93.82] in Feb 2022. Of the Wantai test-positive samples, 59.7% [95% CI 57.06-62.34] tested positive by the Euroimmun anti-SARS-CoV-2 NCP test and 37.4% [95% CI 34.83-40.04] tested positive by the Euroimmun anti-SARS-CoV-2 QuantiVac test. No differences were observed between the urban and rural hospital but villages adjacent to the major highway traversing the study area had a higher seroprevalence.
Conclusion: Anti-SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence rose rapidly, with most of the population exposed to SARS-CoV-2 within 23 months of the first cases. The high cumulative seroprevalence suggests greater population exposure to SARS-CoV-2 than that reported from surveillance data.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
(Copyright © 2023 Koech, Omuse, Mugo, Mwaniki, Mutunga, Mukhanya, Wanje, Mwashigadi, Katana, Craik, von Dadelszen, Le Doare, Temmerman, periCOVID-Africa and The PRECISE Network.)
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SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in pregnant women in Kilifi, Kenya from March 2020 to March 2022.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Koech, A ; Omuse, G ; Mugo, AG ; Mwaniki, IG ; Mutunga, JM ; Mukhanya, MW ; Wanje, O ; Mwashigadi, GM ; Katana, GG ; Craik, R ; von Dadelszen P ; Le Doare, K ; Temmerman, M |
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Zeitschrift: | Frontiers in public health, Jg. 11 (2023-12-19), S. 1292932 |
Veröffentlichung: | Lausanne : Frontiers Editorial Office, 2023 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 2296-2565 (electronic) |
DOI: | 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1292932 |
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