SARS-CoV-2 Seropositivity among US Marine Recruits Attending Basic Training, United States, Spring-Fall 2020

Andrew G Letizia; Yongchao Ge; Carl W Goforth; Dawn L Weir; Rhonda Lizewski; Stephen Lizewski; Alessandra Soares-Schanoski; Sindhu Vangeti; Nada Marjanovic; Stuart C Sealfon; Irene Ramos

doi:10.3201/eid2704.204732

SARS-CoV-2 Seropositivity among US Marine Recruits Attending Basic Training, United States, Spring-Fall 2020

Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Apr;27(4):1188-1192. doi: 10.3201/eid2704.204732. Epub 2021 Feb 2.

Authors

Andrew G Letizia, Yongchao Ge, Carl W Goforth, Dawn L Weir, Rhonda Lizewski, Stephen Lizewski, Alessandra Soares-Schanoski, Sindhu Vangeti, Nada Marjanovic, Stuart C Sealfon, Irene Ramos

Abstract

In a study of US Marine recruits, seroprevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 IgG was 9.0%. Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black participants and participants from states affected earlier in the pandemic had higher seropositivity rates. These results suggest the need for targeted public health strategies among young adults at increased risk for infection.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; United States; coronavirus disease; military recruits; respiratory infections; seroprevalence; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; young adults; zoonoses.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Age Factors
COVID-19 Serological Testing / methods
COVID-19 Serological Testing / statistics & numerical data
COVID-19* / diagnosis
COVID-19* / epidemiology
COVID-19* / immunology
COVID-19* / prevention & control
Cross-Sectional Studies
Demography
Female
Humans
Male
Military Health Services
Military Health* / ethnology
Military Health* / statistics & numerical data
Military Personnel / statistics & numerical data*
Personnel Selection* / methods
Personnel Selection* / statistics & numerical data
Quarantine
SARS-CoV-2* / immunology
SARS-CoV-2* / isolation & purification
Seroepidemiologic Studies
United States / epidemiology
Young Adult