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

E. Wangeci Kagucia; John N. Gitonga; Catherine Kalu; Eric Ochomo; Benard Ochieng; Nickline Kuya; Angela Karani; James Nyagwange; Boniface Karia; Daisy Mugo; Henry K. Karanja; James Tuju; Agnes Mutiso; Hosea Maroko; Lucy Okubi; Eric Maitha; Hossan Ajuck; David Mukabi; Wycliffe Moracha; David Bulimu; Nelson Andanje; Rashid Aman; Mercy Mwangangi; Patrick Amoth; Kadondi Kasera; Wangari Ng'Ang'A; Amek Nyaguara; Shirine Voller; Mark Otiende; Christian Bottomley; Charles N. Agoti; Lynette I. Ochola-Oyier; Ifedayo M.O. Adetifa; Anthony O. Etyang; Katherine E. Gallagher; Sophie Uyoga; Edwine Barasa; Philip Bejon; Benjamin Tsofa; Ambrose Agweyu; George M. Warimwe; J. Anthony G. Scott

doi:10.1093/ofid/ofab314

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

E. Wangeci Kagucia
, John N. Gitonga
, Catherine Kalu
, Eric Ochomo
, Benard Ochieng
, Nickline Kuya
, Angela Karani
, James Nyagwange
, Boniface Karia
, Daisy Mugo
, Henry K. Karanja
, James Tuju
, Agnes Mutiso
, Hosea Maroko
, Lucy Okubi
, Eric Maitha
, Hossan Ajuck
, David Mukabi
, Wycliffe Moracha
, David Bulimu

Nelson Andanje, Rashid Aman, Mercy Mwangangi, Patrick Amoth, Kadondi Kasera, Wangari Ng'Ang'A, Amek Nyaguara, Shirine Voller, Mark Otiende, Christian Bottomley, Charles N. Agoti, Lynette I. Ochola-Oyier, Ifedayo M.O. Adetifa, Anthony O. Etyang, Katherine E. Gallagher, Sophie Uyoga, Edwine Barasa, Philip Bejon, Benjamin Tsofa, Ambrose Agweyu, George M. Warimwe, J. Anthony G. Scott

Wellcome Trust Research Laboratories Nairobi
Center for Global Health Research (CGHR-KEMRI)
KEMRI Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Control Research
Kilifi County Hospital
Busia County
Ministry of Health, Kenya
The Presidency
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
University of Oxford

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	ofab314
Journal	Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Volume	8
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab314
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2021
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

antibody seroprevalence
frontline workers
Kenya
SARS-CoV-2
truck drivers

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Kagucia, E. W., Gitonga, J. N., Kalu, C., Ochomo, E., Ochieng, B., Kuya, N., Karani, A., Nyagwange, J., Karia, B., Mugo, D., Karanja, H. K., Tuju, J., Mutiso, A., Maroko, H., Okubi, L., Maitha, E., Ajuck, H., Mukabi, D., Moracha, W., ... Scott, J. A. G. (2021). Anti-Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Immunoglobulin G Antibody Seroprevalence among Truck Drivers and Assistants in Kenya. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 8(7), Article ofab314. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab314

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