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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2020 Jul 29;26(11).
doi: 10.3201/eid2611.202736. Online ahead of print.
Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2-Specific Antibodies, Faroe Islands
Maria Skaalum Petersen, Marin Str?m, Debes Hammershaimb Christiansen, J?gvan P?ll Fjallsbak, Eina Hansen Eliasen, Malan Johansen, Anna Sof?a Veyhe, Marnar Fr??heim Kristiansen, Shahin Gaini, Lars Fodgaard M?ller, Bjarni Steig, P?l Weihe
Abstract
We conducted a nationwide study of the prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in the Faroe Islands. Of 1,075 randomly selected participants, 6 (0.6%) tested seropositive for antibodies to the virus. Adjustment for test sensitivity and specificity yielded a 0.7% prevalence. Our findings will help us evaluate our public health response.
Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; Denmark; Faroe Islands; SARS-CoV-2; antibodies; coronavirus disease; respiratory diseases; seroprevalence; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.
. 2020 Jul 29;26(11).
doi: 10.3201/eid2611.202736. Online ahead of print.
Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2-Specific Antibodies, Faroe Islands
Maria Skaalum Petersen, Marin Str?m, Debes Hammershaimb Christiansen, J?gvan P?ll Fjallsbak, Eina Hansen Eliasen, Malan Johansen, Anna Sof?a Veyhe, Marnar Fr??heim Kristiansen, Shahin Gaini, Lars Fodgaard M?ller, Bjarni Steig, P?l Weihe
- PMID: 32726200
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2611.202736
Abstract
We conducted a nationwide study of the prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in the Faroe Islands. Of 1,075 randomly selected participants, 6 (0.6%) tested seropositive for antibodies to the virus. Adjustment for test sensitivity and specificity yielded a 0.7% prevalence. Our findings will help us evaluate our public health response.
Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; Denmark; Faroe Islands; SARS-CoV-2; antibodies; coronavirus disease; respiratory diseases; seroprevalence; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.