Early Circulation of SARS-CoV-2, Congo, 2020

To determine when severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 arrived in Congo, we retrospectively antibody tested 937 blood samples collected during September 2019–February 2020. Seropositivity significantly increased from 1% in December 2019 to 5.3% in February 2020, before the first officiall...

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Autores principales: Bonguili, Novy Charel Bobouaka, Fritz, Matthieu, Lenguiya, Leadisaelle Hosanna, Mayengue, Pembe Issamou, Koukouikila-Koussounda, Félix, Dossou-Yovo, Louis Régis, Badzi, Cynthia Nkoua, Leroy, Eric M., Niama, Fabien R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8962888/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35180374
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2804.212476
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Sumario:To determine when severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 arrived in Congo, we retrospectively antibody tested 937 blood samples collected during September 2019–February 2020. Seropositivity significantly increased from 1% in December 2019 to 5.3% in February 2020, before the first officially reported case in March 2020, suggesting unexpected early virus circulation.

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