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High seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 but low infection fatality ratio eight months after introduction in Nairobi, Kenya

BACKGROUND: The lower than expected COVID-19 morbidity and mortality in Africa has been attributed to multiple factors, including weak surveillance. This study estimated the burden of SARS-CoV-2 infections eight months into the epidemic in Nairobi, Kenya. METHODS: A population-based, cross-sectional...

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Autores principales:	Ngere, Isaac, Dawa, Jeanette, Hunsperger, Elizabeth, Otieno, Nancy, Masika, Moses, Amoth, Patrick, Makayotto, Lyndah, Nasimiyu, Carolyne, Gunn, Bronwyn M., Nyawanda, Bryan, Oluga, Ouma, Ngunu, Carolyne, Mirieri, Harriet, Gachohi, John, Marwanga, Doris, Munywoki, Patrick K., Odhiambo, Dennis, Alando, Moshe D., Breiman, Robert F., Anzala, Omu, Njenga, M. Kariuki, Bulterys, Marc, Herman-Roloff, Amy, Osoro, Eric
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of International Society for Infectious Diseases. 2021
Materias:	Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8411609/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34481966 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2021.08.062

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