Tsitsilonis Ourania E, Paraskevis Dimitrios, Lianidou Evi, Pierros Vassilios, Akalestos Athanasios, Kastritis Efstathios, Moutsatsou Paraskevi, Scorilas Andreas, Sphicopoulos Thomas, Terpos Evangelos, Thomaidis Nikolaos, Tsakris Athanassios, Voulgaris Nikolaos, Daskalaki Christina C, Evangelakou Zoi, Fouki Christina, Gianniou Despoina D, Gumeni Sentiljana, Kostaki Evangelia-Georgia, Kostopoulos Ioannis V, Manola Maria S, Orologas-Stavrou Nikolaos, Panteli Chrysanthi, Papanagnou Eleni-Dimitra, Rousakis Pantelis, Sklirou Aimilia D, Smilkou Stavroula, Stergiopoulou Dimitra, Trougakos Ioannis P, Tsiodras Soritios, Sfikakis Petros P, Dimopoulos Meletios-Athanasios
Department of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), 15784 Athens, Greece.
Department of Hygiene Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, School of Medicine, NKUA, 15772 Athens, Greece.
Life (Basel). 2020 Sep 21;10(9):214. doi: 10.3390/life10090214.
Due to early implementation of public health measures, Greece had low number of SARS-CoV-2 infections and COVID-19 severe incidents in hospitalized patients. The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (ΝΚUA), especially its health-care/medical personnel, has been actively involved in the first line of state responses to COVID-19. To estimate the prevalence of antibodies (Igs) against SARS-CoV-2 among NKUA members, we designed a five consecutive monthly serosurvey among randomly selected NKUA consenting volunteers. Here, we present the results from the first 2500 plasma samples collected during June-July 2020. Twenty-five donors were tested positive for anti-SARS-CoV-2 Igs; thus, the overall seroprevalence was 1.00%. The weighted overall seroprevalence was 0.93% (95% CI: 0.27, 2.09) and varied between males [1.05% (95% CI: 0.18, 2.92)] and females [0.84% (95% CI: 0.13, 2.49)], age-groups and different categories (higher in participants from the School of Health Sciences and in scientific affiliates/faculty members/laboratory assistants), but no statistical differences were detected. Although focused on the specific population of NKUA members, our study shows that the prevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 Igs for the period June-July 2020 remained low and provides knowledge of public health importance for the NKUA members. Given that approximately one in three infections was asymptomatic, continuous monitoring of the progression of the pandemic by assessing Ig seroprevalence is needed.
由于早期实施了公共卫生措施,希腊的新冠病毒感染病例数以及住院患者中新冠肺炎严重事件的数量都较低。雅典国立与卡波迪斯特里亚大学(ΝΚUA),尤其是其医护/医务人员,积极参与了该国应对新冠疫情的第一线工作。为了估计ΝΚUA成员中抗新冠病毒抗体(免疫球蛋白)的流行率,我们对随机挑选的ΝΚUA同意参与的志愿者进行了连续五个月的血清学调查。在此,我们展示了2020年6月至7月期间收集的前2500份血浆样本的检测结果。25名献血者的抗新冠病毒免疫球蛋白检测呈阳性;因此,总体血清阳性率为1.00%。加权总体血清阳性率为0.93%(95%置信区间:0.27,2.09),在男性[1.05%(95%置信区间:0.18,2.92)]和女性[0.84%(95%置信区间:0.13,2.49)]、不同年龄组以及不同类别(健康科学学院的参与者以及科研附属人员/教员/实验室助理中的阳性率更高)之间有所差异,但未检测到统计学差异。尽管我们的研究聚焦于ΝΚUA成员这一特定人群,但研究表明,2020年6月至7月期间抗新冠病毒免疫球蛋白的流行率仍然较低,并为ΝΚUA成员提供了具有公共卫生重要性的知识。鉴于大约三分之一的感染是无症状的,需要通过评估免疫球蛋白血清阳性率来持续监测疫情的发展。