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SARS-CoV-2 Seropositivity among US Marine Recruits Attending Basic Training,United States,Spring–Fall 2020 |
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| 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 |
| Affiliation: | Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA (A.G. Letizia, C.W. Goforth, D.L. Weir);Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA (Y. Ge, A. Soares-Schanoski, S. Vangeti, N. Marjanovic, S.C. Sealfon, I. Ramos);Naval Medical Research Unit 6, Lima, Peru (R. Lizewski, S. Lizewski) |
| 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: | SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 seroprevalence military recruits young adults coronavirus disease severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 viruses respiratory infections zoonoses United States |