Repeated leftover serosurvey of SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies, Greece, March and April 2020
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View Affiliations Hide AffiliationsChristos Hadjichristodoulouxhatzi uth.gr
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Citation style for this article: . Repeated leftover serosurvey of SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies, Greece, March and April 2020. Euro Surveill. 2020;25(31):pii=2001369. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.31.2001369 Received: 12 Jul 2020; Accepted: 03 Aug 2020
Abstract
A serosurvey of IgG antibodies against severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was performed during March and April 2020. Among 6,586 leftover sera, 24 (0.36%) were positive, with higher prevalence in females, older individuals and residents of large urban areas. Seroprevalence was estimated at 0.02% and 0.25%, respectively, in March and April, infection fatality rate at 2.66% and 0.54%. Our findings confirm low COVID-19 incidence in Greece and possibly the effectiveness of early measures.
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