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. 2021 Jun 12;8(7):ofab314.
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab314. eCollection 2021 Jul.

Anti-Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Immunoglobulin G Antibody Seroprevalence Among Truck Drivers and Assistants in Kenya

E Wangeci Kagucia  1 , John N Gitonga  1 , Catherine Kalu  1 , Eric Ochomo  2 , Benard Ochieng  2 , Nickline Kuya  2 , Angela Karani  1 , James Nyagwange  1 , Boniface Karia  1 , Daisy Mugo  1 , Henry K Karanja  1 , James Tuju  1 , Agnes Mutiso  1 , Hosea Maroko  3 , Lucy Okubi  3 , Eric Maitha  4 , Hossan Ajuck  4 , David Mukabi  5 , Wycliffe Moracha  5 , David Bulimu  5 , Nelson Andanje  5 , Rashid Aman  6 , Mercy Mwangangi  6 , Patrick Amoth  6 , Kadondi Kasera  6 , Wangari Ng'ang'a  7 , Amek Nyaguara  1 , Shirine Voller  1   8 , Mark Otiende  1 , Christian Bottomley  8 , Charles N Agoti  1 , Lynette I Ochola-Oyier  1 , Ifedayo M O Adetifa  1   8 , Anthony O Etyang  1 , Katherine E Gallagher  1   8 , Sophie Uyoga  1 , Edwine Barasa  1 , Philip Bejon  1   9 , Benjamin Tsofa  1 , Ambrose Agweyu  1 , George M Warimwe  1   9 , J Anthony G Scott  1   8   9 ; Magarini Sub-County TDA SARS-CoV-2 Serosurveillance Team, The Busia County TDA SARS-CoV-2 Serosurveillance Team
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Anti-Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Immunoglobulin G Antibody Seroprevalence Among Truck Drivers and Assistants in Kenya

E Wangeci Kagucia et al. Open Forum Infect Dis. .

Abstract

In October 2020, anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) immunoglobulin G seroprevalence among truck drivers and their assistants (TDA) in Kenya was 42.3%, higher than among healthcare workers and blood donors. Truck drivers and their assistants transport essential supplies during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, placing them at increased risk of being infected and of transmitting SARS-CoV-2 over a wide geographical area.

Keywords: Kenya; SARS-CoV-2; antibody seroprevalence; frontline workers; truck drivers.

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