Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

K Hajissa, MA Islam, SA Hassan, AR Zaidah… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
A reliable estimate of SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies is increasingly important to track the
spread of infection and define the true burden of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A …

Global seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies: a systematic review and meta-analysis

N Bobrovitz, RK Arora, C Cao, E Boucher, M Liu… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Many studies report the seroprevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies. We aimed to synthesize seroprevalence data to …

Seroprevalence of anti‐SARS‐CoV‐2 antibodies in Africa: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

MRO Chisale, S Ramazanu, SE Mwale… - Reviews in Medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We estimated the seroprevalence of anti‐severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS‐CoV‐2) antibodies in residents of African countries and explored its associated …

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

K Nwosu, J Fokam, F Wanda, L Mama, E Orel… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The extent of SARS-CoV-2 circulation in many African countries remains unclear,
underlining the need for antibody sero-surveys to assess the cumulative attack rate. Here …

[HTML][HTML] Population seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in Anambra state, south-east, Nigeria

OCV Okpala, CC Dim, CI Ugwu, S Onyemaechi… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective The objective of this study was to determine the proportion of the Anambra State
population that had been infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus and developed antibodies …

Community-based seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies following the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Jazan Province, Saudi Arabia

A Alhazmi, E Alamer, S Abdelwahab… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to spread
globally, causing unprecedented effects on global health and economies. Community-based …

SARS CoV-2 seroprevalence in selected states of high and low disease burden in Nigeria

OM Kolawole, O Tomori, D Agbonlahor… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The global impact of COVID-19 has led to an increased need to continuously
assess disease surveillance tools. The utility of SARS-CoV-2 serologic tools in determining …

[HTML][HTML] Trends of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibody prevalence in selected regions across Ghana

PK Quashie, JK Mutungi… - Wellcome Open …, 2021 - wellcomeopenresearch.org
Background: We set out to estimate the community-level exposure to severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Ghana. Methods: Phased …

High prevalence of anti–severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Anti–SARS-CoV-2) antibodies after the first wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) …

AN Nkuba, SM Makiala, E Guichet… - Clinical Infectious …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background In October 2020, after the first wave of coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19), only 8290 confirmed cases were reported in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of …

SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence in Lebanon: findings from the first nationwide serosurvey

A Hoballah, R El Haidari, G Siblany… - BMC Infectious …, 2022 - Springer
Background Lebanon, a small country in the Middle East, remains severely affected by the
COVID-19 pandemic. Seroprevalence surveys of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies provide …