Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 Seropositivity in South-Central Uganda, During 2019 - 2021

Globally, key subpopulations such as healthcare workers (HCWs) have a higher risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2. In Uganda, limited access to personal protective equipment amidst lack of clarity on the extent and pattern of the community disease burden may exacerbate this situation. We assessed SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence among high-risk sub-populations in South-central Uganda, including HCWs, persons within the general population previously reporting experiencing key COVID-19 like symptoms (fever, cough, loss of taste and smell) and archived plasma specimens collected between October 2019 – 18th March 2020, prior to confirmation of COVID-19 in Uganda.

Keywords

SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence, Healthcare workers, COVID-19, South-central Uganda

Citation

Ssuuna, C., Galiwango, RM, Kankaka, EN, Kagaayi, J., Ndyanabo, A., Kigozi, G., ... & Serwadda, D. (2021). Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 Seropositivity in South-Central Uganda, During 2019–2021. Research square . https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-960585/v1