SARS-CoV-2 Seropositivity Among US Marine Recruits Attending Basic Training, United States, Spring-Fall 2020

Overview

Journal Emerg Infect Dis

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2021 Feb 2

PMID 33529569

Citations 12

Authors

Andrew G Letizia

Yongchao Ge

Carl W Goforth

Dawn L Weir

Rhonda Lizewski

Stephen Lizewski

Alessandra Soares-Schanoski

Sindhu Vangeti

Nada Marjanovic

Stuart C Sealfon

Irene Ramos

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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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