West, Erin A; Anker, Daniela; Amati, Rebecca; Richard, Aude; Wisniak, Ania; Butty, Audrey; Albanese, Emiliano; Bochud, Murielle; Chiolero, Arnaud; Crivelli, Luca; Cullati, Stéphane; d'Acremont, Valérie; Epure, Adina Mihaela; Fehr, Jan; Flahault, Antoine; Fornerod, Luc; Frank, Irène; Frei, Anja; Michel, Gisela; Gonseth, Semira; ... (2020). Corona Immunitas: study protocol of a nationwide program of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and seroepidemiologic studies in Switzerland. International journal of public health, 65(9), pp. 1529-1548. SP Birkhäuser Verlag Basel 10.1007/s00038-020-01494-0
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OBJECTIVES
Seroprevalence studies to assess the spread of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the general population and subgroups are key for evaluating mitigation and vaccination policies and for understanding the spread of the disease both on the national level and for comparison with the international community.
METHODS
Corona Immunitas is a research program of coordinated, population-based, seroprevalence studies implemented by Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+). Over 28,340 participants, randomly selected and age-stratified, with some regional specificities will be included. Additional studies in vulnerable and highly exposed subpopulations are also planned. The studies will assess population immunological status during the pandemic.
RESULTS
Phase one (first wave of pandemic) estimates from Geneva showed a steady increase in seroprevalence up to 10.8% (95% CI 8.2-13.9, n = 775) by May 9, 2020. Since June, Zurich, Lausanne, Basel City/Land, Ticino, and Fribourg recruited a total of 5973 participants for phase two thus far.
CONCLUSIONS
Corona Immunitas will generate reliable, comparable, and high-quality serological and epidemiological data with extensive coverage of Switzerland and of several subpopulations, informing health policies and decision making in both economic and societal sectors. ISRCTN Registry: https://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN18181860 .
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Further Contribution) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of General Internal Medicine (DAIM) > Clinic of General Internal Medicine > Centre of Competence for General Internal Medicine 04 Faculty of Medicine > Medical Education > Institute of General Practice and Primary Care (BIHAM) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Chiolero, Arnaud, Rodondi, Nicolas |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 360 Social problems & social services |
ISSN: |
1661-8556 |
Publisher: |
SP Birkhäuser Verlag Basel |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Doris Kopp Heim |
Date Deposited: |
27 Oct 2020 20:51 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:41 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1007/s00038-020-01494-0 |
PubMed ID: |
33098441 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Hygiene practices Longitudinal Prevalence SARS-CoV-2 Serosurvey Socioeconomic differences |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.147576 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/147576 |
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