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Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Guilan Province,Iran, April 2020 |
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| Authors: | Maryam Shakiba Maryam Nazemipour Arsalan Salari Fardin Mehrabian Seyed Saeed H. Nazari Seyed Mahmoud Rezvani Zahra Ghasempour Abtin Heidarzadeh Mohammad Ali Mansournia |
| Affiliation: | Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran (M. Shakiba, A. Salari, F. Mehrabian, S.M. Rezvani, Z. Ghasempour, A. Heidarzadeh);Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (M. Nazemipour);Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran (S.S. Hashemi Nazari);Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran (M.A. Mansournia) |
| Abstract: | We determined the seroprevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in an affected area in northern Iran in April 2020. Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 were detected in 528 persons by using rapid tests. Adjusted prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity was 22.2% (95% CI 16.4%–28.5%). |
| Keywords: | asymptomatic infections COVID-19 seroprevalence coronavirus disease SARS-CoV-2 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 viruses respiratory infections zoonoses seroprevalence Guilan Iran |