Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2–Specific Antibodies, Faroe Islands

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Petersen, Maria Skaalum ; Strøm, Marin ; Christiansen, Debes Hammershaimb ; Fjallsbak, Jógvan Páll ; Eliasen, Eina Hansen ; Johansen, Malan ; Veyhe, Anna Sofía ; Kristiansen, Marnar Fríðheim ; Gaini, Shahin ; Møller, Lars Fodgaard ; Steig, Bjarni ; Weihe, Pál
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Adult Antibodies, Viral Betacoronavirus Clinical Laboratory Techniques Coronavirus Infections Covid-19 Female Humans Male Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral Seroepidemiologic Studies Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 26(11):2760-2762
• Pubmed ID:
  32726200
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7588539
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Denmark
• Location:
  Europe
• Volume:
  26
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0383d74974911644c729262bac8f72505af1fe91f38b90b0f6bdf2d9e159d9e5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/96919/cdc_96919_DS1.pdf
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