SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence before Delta Variant Surge, Chattogram, Bangladesh, March-June 2021

Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Feb;28(2):429-431. doi: 10.3201/eid2802.211689.

Abstract

A March-June 2021 representative serosurvey among Sitakunda subdistrict (Chattogram, Bangladesh) residents found an adjusted prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antibodies of 64.1% (95% credible interval 60.0%-68.1%). Before the Delta variant surge, most residents had been infected, although cumulative confirmed coronavirus disease incidence was low.

Keywords: Bangladesh; COVID-19; Delta variant; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; respiratory infections; seroepidemiologic studies; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; zoonoses.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Bangladesh / epidemiology
  • COVID-19*
  • Humans
  • SARS-CoV-2*
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral

Supplementary concepts

  • SARS-CoV-2 variants