SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Prevalence and Population-Based Death Rates,Greater Omdurman,Sudan |
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| Authors: | Wendelin Moser,Mohammed Ahmed Hassan Fahal,Elamin Abualas,Shahinaz Bedri,Mahgoub Taj Elsir,Mona Fateh El Rahman Omer Mohamed,Abdelhalim Babiker Mahmoud,Amna Ismail Ibrahim Ahmad,Mohammed A. Adam,Sami Altalib,Ola Adil DafaAllah,Salahaldin Abdallah Hmed,Andrew S. Azman,Iza Ciglenecki,Etienne Gignoux,Alan Gonzá lez,Christine Mwongera,Manuel Albela Miranda |
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| Abstract: | In a cross-sectional survey in Omdurman, Sudan, during March–April 2021, we estimated that 54.6% of the population had detectable severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antibodies. Overall population death rates among those >50 years of age increased 74% over the first coronavirus disease pandemic year. |
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| Keywords: | COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 viruses respiratory infections zoonoses seroprevalence antibody excess mortality Omdurman Sudan |
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