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Emerg Infect Dis
. 2021 Feb;27(2):666-669.
doi: 10.3201/2702.204480.
Prevalence and Time Trend of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Puducherry, India, August-October 2020
Sitanshu Sekhar Kar, Sonali Sarkar, Sharan Murali, Rahul Dhodapkar, Noyal Mariya Joseph, Rakesh Aggarwal
Abstract
We conducted 3 population-based cross-sectional surveys, at 1-month intervals, to estimate the prevalence and time-trend of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in Puducherry, India. Seropositivity rate increased from 4.9% to 34.5% over 2 months and was 20-fold higher than the number of diagnosed cases of infection.
Keywords: COVID-19; India; Puducherry; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; epidemiology; respiratory infections; seroepidemiologic study; severe acute respiratory syndrome; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.
. 2021 Feb;27(2):666-669.
doi: 10.3201/2702.204480.
Prevalence and Time Trend of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Puducherry, India, August-October 2020
Sitanshu Sekhar Kar, Sonali Sarkar, Sharan Murali, Rahul Dhodapkar, Noyal Mariya Joseph, Rakesh Aggarwal
- PMID: 33496645
- DOI: 10.3201/2702.204480
Abstract
We conducted 3 population-based cross-sectional surveys, at 1-month intervals, to estimate the prevalence and time-trend of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in Puducherry, India. Seropositivity rate increased from 4.9% to 34.5% over 2 months and was 20-fold higher than the number of diagnosed cases of infection.
Keywords: COVID-19; India; Puducherry; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; epidemiology; respiratory infections; seroepidemiologic study; severe acute respiratory syndrome; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.