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Anti-Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Immunoglobulin G Antibody Seroprevalence Among Truck Drivers and Assistants in Kenya
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Kagucia, E. Wangeci; Gitonga, John N.; Kalu, Catherine; Ochomo, Eric; Ochieng, Benard; Kuya, Nickline; Karani, Angela; Nyagwange, James; Karia, Boniface; Mugo, Daisy; Karanja, Henry K.; Tuju, James; Mutiso, Agnes; Maroko, Hosea; Okubi, Lucy; Maitha, Eric; Ajuck, Hossan; Mukabi, David; Moracha, Wycliffe; Bulimu, David; Andanje, Nelson; Aman, Rashid; Mwangangi, Mercy; Amoth, Patrick; Kasera, Kadondi; Nganga, Wangari; Nyaguara, Amek; Voller, Shirine; Otiende, Mark; Bottomley, Christian; Agoti, Charles N.; Ochola-Oyier, Lynette I.; Adetifa, Ifedayo M.O.; Etyang, Anthony O.; Gallagher, Katherine E.; Uyoga, Sophie; Barasa, Edwine; Bejon, Philip; Tsofa, Benjamin; Agweyu, Ambrose; Warimwe, George M.; Scott, J. Anthony G.
Source
Open Forum Infectious Diseases. July, 2021, Vol. 8 Issue 7
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
In October 2020, anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) immunoglobulin G seroprevalence among truck drivers and their assistants (TDA) in Kenya was 42.3%, higher than among healthcare workers and blood donors. Truck drivers and their assistants transport essential supplies during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, placing them at increased risk of being infected and of transmitting SARS-CoV-2 over a wide geographical area. Keywords. antibody seroprevalence; frontline workers; Kenya; SARS-CoV-2; truck drivers.
Serosurveillance for antibodies to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can be used to estimate the cumulative incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection. This is of particular interest among frontline [...]
Serosurveillance for antibodies to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can be used to estimate the cumulative incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection. This is of particular interest among frontline [...]