Seroprevalence and risk factors for COVID-19 in the metropolis of the Brazilian Amazon

The devastating effect of health system overload was observed after cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) peaked in April 2020 in Belém, a capital metropolis in the Brazilian Amazon. Our results showed a high seroprevalence (39.24%) of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies a...

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Autores principales: da Silva Torres, Maria Karoliny, Lopes, Felipe Teixeira, de Lima, Aline Cecy Rocha, Lima, Carlos Neandro Cordeiro, dos Santos Brito, Wandrey Roberto, dos Santos, Bernardo Cintra, de Sousa, Renata Santos, Gomes, Jayanne Lilian Carvalho, Botelho, Bruno José Sarmento, Correa, Ana Carolina Alves, Machado, Luiz Fernando A., Feitosa, Rosimar Neris Martins, Lima, Sandra Souza, Vallinoto, Izaura Maria Vieira Cayres, Vallinoto, Antonio Carlos R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9122246/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35595782
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-12629-z
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Sumario:The devastating effect of health system overload was observed after cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) peaked in April 2020 in Belém, a capital metropolis in the Brazilian Amazon. Our results showed a high seroprevalence (39.24%) of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies among the population of the capital of the state of Pará after the first wave of the pandemic. Old age, mixed race, a high school education level, low income and contact with infected individuals are risk factors and may be driving seropositivity and exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in this population. This study is one of the first to provide important information to understand the socioeconomic inequalities, behavioral characteristics and viral transmission dynamics associated with the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the capital of the state of Pará, northern Brazil.

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