Temporal trends of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence during the first wave of the COVID-19 epidemic in Kenya.
Ifedayo MO Adetifa 
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Sophie Uyoga ;
John N Gitonga;
Daisy Mugo;
Mark Otiende ;
James Nyagwange;
Henry K Karanja;
James Tuju;
Perpetual Wanjiku;
Rashid Aman;
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Mercy Mwangangi;
Patrick Amoth;
Kadondi Kasera;
Wangari Ng'ang'a;
Charles Rombo;
Christine Yegon;
Khamisi Kithi;
Elizabeth Odhiambo;
Thomas Rotich;
Irene Orgut;
Sammy Kihara;
Christian Bottomley ;
Eunice W Kagucia ;
Katherine E Gallagher ;
Anthony Etyang;
Shirine Voller ;
Teresa Lambe ;
Daniel Wright ;
Edwine Barasa;
Benjamin Tsofa;
Philip Bejon;
Lynette I Ochola-Oyier;
Ambrose Agweyu ;
J Anthony G Scott ;
George M Warimwe ;
(2021)
Temporal trends of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence during the first wave of the COVID-19 epidemic in Kenya.
Nature communications, 12 (1).
3966-.
ISSN 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24062-3
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Sophie Uyoga ;
John N Gitonga;
Daisy Mugo;
Mark Otiende ;
James Nyagwange;
Henry K Karanja;
James Tuju;
Perpetual Wanjiku;
Rashid Aman;
+25 more...
Mercy Mwangangi;
Patrick Amoth;
Kadondi Kasera;
Wangari Ng'ang'a;
Charles Rombo;
Christine Yegon;
Khamisi Kithi;
Elizabeth Odhiambo;
Thomas Rotich;
Irene Orgut;
Sammy Kihara;
Christian Bottomley ;
Eunice W Kagucia ;
Katherine E Gallagher ;
Anthony Etyang;
Shirine Voller ;
Teresa Lambe ;
Daniel Wright ;
Edwine Barasa;
Benjamin Tsofa;
Philip Bejon;
Lynette I Ochola-Oyier;
Ambrose Agweyu ;
J Anthony G Scott ;
George M Warimwe ;
(2021)
Temporal trends of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence during the first wave of the COVID-19 epidemic in Kenya.
Nature communications, 12 (1).
3966-.
ISSN 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24062-3
Observed SARS-CoV-2 infections and deaths are low in tropical Africa raising questions about the extent of transmission. We measured SARS-CoV-2 IgG by ELISA in 9,922 blood donors across Kenya and adjusted for sampling bias and test performance. By 1st September 2020, 577 COVID-19 deaths were observed nationwide and seroprevalence was 9.1% (95%CI 7.6-10.8%). Seroprevalence in Nairobi was 22.7% (18.0-27.7%). Although most people remained susceptible, SARS-CoV-2 had spread widely in Kenya with apparently low associated mortality.
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