Inferring Incidence of Unreported SARS-CoV-2 Infections Using Seroprevalence of Open Reading Frame 8 Antigen, Hong Kong

We tested seroprevalence of open reading frame 8 antigens to infer the number of unrecognized SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infections in Hong Kong during 2022. We estimate 33.6% of the population was infected, 72.1% asymptomatically. Surveillance and control activities during large-scale outbreaks should account for potentially substantial undercounts..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

Enthalten in:

Emerging Infectious Diseases - 30(2024), 2, Seite 325-328

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shi Zhao [VerfasserIn]
Chris Ka Pun Mok [VerfasserIn]
Yun Sang Tang [VerfasserIn]
Chunke Chen [VerfasserIn]
Yuanxin Sun [VerfasserIn]
Ka Chun Chong [VerfasserIn]
David S.C. Hui [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Infection attack rate
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medicine
ORF8 antigen
R
Respiratory infections
SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant
Viruses

doi:

10.3201/eid3002.231332

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ096503173