SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Prevalence and Population-Based Death Rates, Greater Omdurman, Sudan

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Moser, Wendelin ; Fahal, Mohammed Ahmed Hassan ; Abualas, Elamin ; Bedri, Shahinaz ; Elsir, Mahgoub Taj ; Mohamed, Mona Fateh El Rahman Omer ; Mahmoud, Abdelhalim Babiker ; Ahmad, Amna Ismail Ibrahim ; Adam, Mohammed A. ; Altalib, Sami ; DafaAllah, Ola Adil ; Hmed, Salahaldin Abdallah ; Azman, Andrew S. ; Ciglenecki, Iza ; Gignoux, Etienne ; González, Alan ; Mwongera, Christine ; Miranda, Manuel Albela
• Description:
  In a cross-sectional survey in Omdurman, Sudan, during March-April 2021, we estimated that 54.6% of the population had detectable severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antibodies. Overall population death rates among those >50 years of age increased 74% over the first coronavirus disease pandemic year.
• Subjects:
  Antibodies, Viral Cross-Sectional Studies Humans Prevalence Seroepidemiologic Studies
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(5):1026-1030
• Pubmed ID:
  35450565
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC9045432
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Sudan
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5f81d9045583ea7f0d33ed679126fa0c6d629850d1cb57dd8c3adf641f770ddc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/117281/cdc_117281_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.52 MB ]