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Editor, Senior Moderator
Sci Rep
. 2022 May 20;12(1):8571.
doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-12629-z.
Seroprevalence and risk factors for COVID-19 in the metropolis of the Brazilian Amazon
Maria Karoliny da Silva Torres[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Felipe Teixeira Lopes[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Aline Cecy Rocha de Lima[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Carlos Neandro Cordeiro Lima[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Wandrey Roberto Dos Santos Brito[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Bernardo Cintra Dos Santos[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Renata Santos de Sousa[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jayanne Lilian Carvalho Gomes[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Bruno José Sarmento Botelho[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ana Carolina Alves Correa[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Luiz Fernando A Machado[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Rosimar Neris Martins Feitosa[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Sandra Souza Lima[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Izaura Maria Vieira Cayres Vallinoto[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Antonio Carlos R Vallinoto[SUP] 3 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The devastating effect of health system overload was observed after cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) peaked in April 2020 in Belém, a capital metropolis in the Brazilian Amazon. Our results showed a high seroprevalence (39.24%) of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies among the population of the capital of the state of Pará after the first wave of the pandemic. Old age, mixed race, a high school education level, low income and contact with infected individuals are risk factors and may be driving seropositivity and exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in this population. This study is one of the first to provide important information to understand the socioeconomic inequalities, behavioral characteristics and viral transmission dynamics associated with the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the capital of the state of Pará, northern Brazil.
. 2022 May 20;12(1):8571.
doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-12629-z.
Seroprevalence and risk factors for COVID-19 in the metropolis of the Brazilian Amazon
Maria Karoliny da Silva Torres[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Felipe Teixeira Lopes[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Aline Cecy Rocha de Lima[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Carlos Neandro Cordeiro Lima[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Wandrey Roberto Dos Santos Brito[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Bernardo Cintra Dos Santos[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Renata Santos de Sousa[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jayanne Lilian Carvalho Gomes[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Bruno José Sarmento Botelho[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ana Carolina Alves Correa[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Luiz Fernando A Machado[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Rosimar Neris Martins Feitosa[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Sandra Souza Lima[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Izaura Maria Vieira Cayres Vallinoto[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Antonio Carlos R Vallinoto[SUP] 3 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35595782
- DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-12629-z
Abstract
The devastating effect of health system overload was observed after cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) peaked in April 2020 in Belém, a capital metropolis in the Brazilian Amazon. Our results showed a high seroprevalence (39.24%) of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies among the population of the capital of the state of Pará after the first wave of the pandemic. Old age, mixed race, a high school education level, low income and contact with infected individuals are risk factors and may be driving seropositivity and exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in this population. This study is one of the first to provide important information to understand the socioeconomic inequalities, behavioral characteristics and viral transmission dynamics associated with the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the capital of the state of Pará, northern Brazil.