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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2021 Feb 2;27(4).
doi: 10.3201/eid2704.204732. Online ahead of print.
SARS-CoV-2 Seropositivity among US Marine Recruits Attending Basic Training, United States, Spring-Fall 2020
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
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: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; United States; coronavirus disease; military recruits; respiratory infections; seroprevalence; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; young adults; zoonoses.
. 2021 Feb 2;27(4).
doi: 10.3201/eid2704.204732. Online ahead of print.
SARS-CoV-2 Seropositivity among US Marine Recruits Attending Basic Training, United States, Spring-Fall 2020
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
- PMID: 33529569
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2704.204732
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: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; United States; coronavirus disease; military recruits; respiratory infections; seroprevalence; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; young adults; zoonoses.