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; Magarini Sub-County TDA SARS-CoV-2 Serosurveillance Team, The Busia County TDA SARS-CoV-2 Serosurveillance Team

doi:10.1093/ofid/ofab314

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

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

Authors

E Wangeci Kagucia¹, John N Gitonga¹, Catherine Kalu¹, Eric Ochomo², Benard Ochieng², Nickline Kuya², Angela Karani¹, James Nyagwange¹, Boniface Karia¹, Daisy Mugo¹, Henry K Karanja¹, James Tuju¹, Agnes Mutiso¹, Hosea Maroko³, Lucy Okubi³, Eric Maitha⁴, Hossan Ajuck⁴, David Mukabi⁵, Wycliffe Moracha⁵, David Bulimu⁵, Nelson Andanje⁵, Rashid Aman⁶, Mercy Mwangangi⁶, Patrick Amoth⁶, Kadondi Kasera⁶, Wangari Ng'ang'a⁷, Amek Nyaguara¹, Shirine Voller^{1

8}, Mark Otiende¹, Christian Bottomley⁸, Charles N Agoti¹, Lynette I Ochola-Oyier¹, Ifedayo M O Adetifa^{1

8}, Anthony O Etyang¹, Katherine E Gallagher^{1

8}, Sophie Uyoga¹, Edwine Barasa¹, Philip Bejon^{1

9}, Benjamin Tsofa¹, Ambrose Agweyu¹, 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

Affiliations

¹ KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya.
² KEMRI Centre for Global Health Research (CGHR), Kisumu, Kenya.
³ KEMRI Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Control Research, Busia, Kenya.
⁴ Department of Health, Kilifi County, Kenya.
⁵ Department of Health, Busia County, Kenya.
⁶ Ministry of Health, Government of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya.
⁷ Presidential Policy and Strategy Unit, The Presidency, Government of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya.
⁸ Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
⁹ Nuffield Department of Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom.

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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