SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Prevalence and Population-Based Death Rates, Greater Omdurman, Sudan
Wendelin Moser, Mohammed Ahmed Hassan Fahal, Elamin Abualas, Shahinaz Bedri, Mahgoub Taj Elsir, Mona Fateh El Rahman Omer Mohamed, Abdelhalim Babiker Mahmoud, Amna Ismail Ibrahim Ahmad, Mohammed Adam, Sami Altalib, Ola Adil DafaAllah, Salahaldin Abdallah Hmed, Andrew S. Azman, Iza Ciglenečki, Etienne Gignoux, Alan González, Christine Mwongera, Manuel Albela Miranda
Abstract
In a cross-sectional survey in Omdurman, Sudan, during March-April 2021, we estimated that 54.6% of the population had detectable severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antibodies. Overall population death rates among those >50 years of age increased 74% over the first coronavirus disease pandemic year.
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PandemicPopulationMedicineCoronavirusCross-sectional studyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Mortality rateVirologyDiseaseEnvironmental healthInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologySARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies