Prevalence and Time Trend of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Puducherry, India, August–October 2020

Prevalence and Time Trend of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Puducherry, India, August–October 2020

We conducted 3 population-based cross-sectional surveys, at 1-month intervals, to estimate the prevalence and time-trend of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in Puducherry, India. Seropositivity rate increased from 4.9% to 34.5% over 2 months and was 20-fold higher than the n...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2021-02, Vol.27 (2), p.666-669
Hauptverfasser: Kar, Sitanshu Sekhar, Sarkar, Sonali, Murali, Sharan, Dhodapkar, Rahul, Joseph, Noyal Mariya, Aggarwal, Rakesh
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Sprache:eng
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Age
Antibodies
Antigens
coronavirus disease
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease transmission
Households
Infections
Letter
Medical education
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Methods
Population
Prevalence studies (Epidemiology)
Research Letter
SARS
SARS-CoV-2
severe acute respiratory syndrome
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Surveillance
Time trends (Statistics)
viruses
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Zusammenfassung:We conducted 3 population-based cross-sectional surveys, at 1-month intervals, to estimate the prevalence and time-trend of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in Puducherry, India. Seropositivity rate increased from 4.9% to 34.5% over 2 months and was 20-fold higher than the number of diagnosed cases of infection.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2702.204480