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Open Forum Infect Dis . High and Rapid Increase in Seroprevalence for SARS-CoV-2 in Conakry, Guinea: Results From 3 Successive Cross-Sectional Surv

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Open Forum Infect Dis


. 2022 Mar 23;9(5):ofac152.
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofac152. eCollection 2022 May.
High and Rapid Increase in Seroprevalence for SARS-CoV-2 in Conakry, Guinea: Results From 3 Successive Cross-Sectional Surveys (ANRS COV16-ARIACOV)


Abou Aissata Soumah[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mamadou Saliou Kalifa Diallo[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Emilande Guichet[SUP] 2 [/SUP], David Maman[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Guillaume Thaurignac[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Alpha Kabinet Keita[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Julie Bouillin[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Haby Diallo[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Raphael Pelloquin[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Ahidjo Ayouba[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Cece Kpamou[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Martine Peeters[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Eric Delaporte[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Jean-Francois Etard[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Abdoulaye Toure[SUP] 1 [/SUP]



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Abstract

We conducted 3 successive seroprevalence surveys, 3 months apart, using multistage cluster sampling to measure the extent and dynamics of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 epidemic in Conakry, the capital city of Guinea. Seroprevalence increased from 17.3% (95% CI, 12.4%-23.8%) in December 2020 during the first survey (S1) to 28.9% (95% CI, 25.6%-32.4%) in March/April 2021 (S2), then to 42.4% (95% CI, 39.5%-45.3%) in June 2021 (S3). This significant overall trend of increasing seroprevalence (P < .0001) was also significant in every age class, illustrating a sustained transmission within the whole community. These data may contribute to defining cost-effective response strategies.

Keywords: COVID-19; Guinea; SARS-CoV-2; population-based survey; seroprevalence.
 
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