SARS-CoV-2 Seropositivity among US Marine Recruits Attending Basic Training, United States, Spring–Fall 2020
Andrew G. Letizia, Yongchao Ge, Carl Goforth, Dawn L. Weir, Rhonda A. Lizewski, Stephen E. Lizewski, Alessandra Soares‐Schanoski, Sindhu Vangeti, Nada Marjanović, Stuart C. Sealfon, Irene Ramos
Abstract
In a study of US Marine recruits, seroprevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 IgG was 9.0%. Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black participants and participants from states affected earlier in the pandemic had higher seropositivity rates. These results suggest the need for targeted public health strategies among young adults at increased risk for infection.
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SeroprevalencePandemicMedicineSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Public healthCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCoronavirusPublic health surveillanceYoung adultMiddle East respiratory syndrome coronavirusDemographyEnvironmental healthGerontologyImmunologyVirologyOutbreakSerologyAntibodyInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseasePathologySociologyCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchInfection Control and Ventilation