Seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies in Geneva, Switzerland (SEROCoV-POP): a population-based study
Seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies in Geneva, Switzerland (SEROCoV-POP): a population-based study
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DOI:
10.1016/s0140-6736(20)31304-0
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发表时间:
2020-08-01
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168.9
通讯作者:
Guessous, Idris
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作者:
Stringhini, Silvia;Wisniak, Ania;Guessous, Idris
Background Assessing the burden of COVID-19 on the basis of medically attended case numbers is suboptimal given its reliance on testing strategy, changing case definitions, and disease presentation. Population-based serosurveys measuring anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (anti-SARS-CoV-2) antibodies provide one method for estimating infection rates and monitoring the progression of the epidemic. Here, we estimate weekly seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the population of Geneva, Switzerland, during the epidemic.Methods The SEROCoV-POP study is a population-based study of former participants of the Bus Sante study and their household members. We planned a series of 12 consecutive weekly serosurveys among randomly selected participants from a previous population-representative survey, and their household members aged 5 years and older. We tested each participant for anti-SARS-CoV-2-IgG antibodies using a commercially available ELISA. We estimated seroprevalence using a Bayesian logistic regression model taking into account test performance and adjusting for the age and sex of Geneva's population. Here we present results from the first 5 weeks of the study.Findings Between April 6 and May 9, 2020, we enrolled 2766 participants from 1339 households, with a demographic distribution similar to that of the canton of Geneva. In the first week, we estimated a seroprevalence of 4 center dot 8% (95% CI 2 center dot 4-8 center dot 0, n=341). The estimate increased to 8 center dot 5% (5 center dot 9-11 center dot 4, n=469) in the second week, to 10 center dot 9% (7 center dot 9-14 center dot 4, n=577) in the third week, 6 center dot 6% (4 center dot 3-9 center dot 4, n=604) in the fourth week, and 10 center dot 8% (8 center dot 2-13 center dot 9, n=775) in the fifth week. Individuals aged 5-9 years (relative risk [RR] 0 center dot 32 [95% CI 0 center dot 11-0 center dot 63]) and those older than 65 years (RR 0 center dot 50 [0 center dot 28-0 center dot 78]) had a significantly lower risk of being seropositive than those aged 20-49 years. After accounting for the time to seroconversion, we estimated that for every reported confirmed case, there were 11 center dot 6 infections in the community.Interpretation These results suggest that most of the population of Geneva remained uninfected during this wave of the pandemic, despite the high prevalence of COVID-19 in the region (5000 reported clinical cases over