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Editor, Senior Moderator
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
. 2021 Feb 10;54:e07792020.
doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0779-2020. eCollection 2021.
The incidence and geographical spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil based on RT-PCR test results
Guilherme Loureiro Werneck[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Lu?s Crist?v?o Porto[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Alexandre Sena[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Orlando da Costa Ferreira Junior[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Andrea Cony Cavalcanti[SUP] 6 [/SUP], ?ngela Maria Guimar?es Santos[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Danielle Angst Secco[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Marcio Silva[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Diana Mariani[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Alexandre Chieppe[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Amilcar Tanuri[SUP] 5 [/SUP], RTPCR-RJ Working Group*
Affiliations
Abstract
Introduction: Rio de Janeiro has hardly experienced coronavirus disease.
Methods: Here, 87,442 reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test results for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) were reported among Rio de Janeiro residents (March to September 2020).
Results: Overall, RT-PCR positivity of 44.6% decreased over time towards 20%. Positivity was greater among males (OR=1.22; 95%CI:1.19-1.26); Black (OR=1.10; 95%CI:1.02-1.19), Brown (OR=1.16; 95%CI:1.10-1.22), and indigenous people (OR=2.11; 95%CI:0.88-5.03) compared to Whites and increased with age; with epidemic spread from the capital to inland regions.
Conclusions: SARS-CoV-2 keeps spreading in Rio de Janeiro, and reopening of activities may fuel the epidemic.
. 2021 Feb 10;54:e07792020.
doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0779-2020. eCollection 2021.
The incidence and geographical spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil based on RT-PCR test results
Guilherme Loureiro Werneck[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Lu?s Crist?v?o Porto[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Alexandre Sena[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Orlando da Costa Ferreira Junior[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Andrea Cony Cavalcanti[SUP] 6 [/SUP], ?ngela Maria Guimar?es Santos[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Danielle Angst Secco[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Marcio Silva[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Diana Mariani[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Alexandre Chieppe[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Amilcar Tanuri[SUP] 5 [/SUP], RTPCR-RJ Working Group*
Affiliations
- PMID: 33605384
- PMCID: PMC7891561
- DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0779-2020
Abstract
Introduction: Rio de Janeiro has hardly experienced coronavirus disease.
Methods: Here, 87,442 reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test results for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) were reported among Rio de Janeiro residents (March to September 2020).
Results: Overall, RT-PCR positivity of 44.6% decreased over time towards 20%. Positivity was greater among males (OR=1.22; 95%CI:1.19-1.26); Black (OR=1.10; 95%CI:1.02-1.19), Brown (OR=1.16; 95%CI:1.10-1.22), and indigenous people (OR=2.11; 95%CI:0.88-5.03) compared to Whites and increased with age; with epidemic spread from the capital to inland regions.
Conclusions: SARS-CoV-2 keeps spreading in Rio de Janeiro, and reopening of activities may fuel the epidemic.