SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence among a Southern U.S. Population Indicates Limited Asymptomatic Spread under Physical Distancing Measures
Amir Barzin, John L. Schmitz, Samuel P. Rosin, Rameet Sirpal, Martha Almond, Carole Robinette, Samantha Wells, Michael G. Hudgens, Andrew F. Olshan, Stephanie Deen, Patrick Krejci, Eugenia Quackenbush, Kevin Chronowski, Caleb Cornaby, Janette L. Goins, LINDA K. BUTLER, Julia Aucoin, Kim L. Boyer, Janet Faulk, Devena E. Alston-Johnson, Cristen P. Page, Yijun Zhou, Lynne C. Fiscus, Blossom Damania, Dirk P. Dittmer, David B. Peden
Abstract
This study suggests limited but accelerating asymptomatic spread of SARS-CoV-2. Asymptomatic infections, like symptomatic infections, disproportionately affected vulnerable communities in this population, and seroprevalence was higher in African American participants than in White participants. The low, overall prevalence may reflect the success of shelter-in-place mandates at the time this study was performed and of maintaining effective physical distancing practices among suburban populations. Under these public health measures and aggressive case finding, outbreak clusters did not spread into the general population.