Open AccessPopulation-based seropositivity for IgG antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in Ahmedabad city
Author(s) -
Om Prakash,
Bhavin Solanki,
Jay Sheth,
Divyang Oza,
Mina Kadam,
Sheetal Vyas,
Aparajita Shukla,
Jayshri Pethani,
Hemant Tiwari
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2062_20
Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , population , public health , herd immunity , covid-19 , stratified sampling , environmental health , demography , cross sectional study , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , sociology
Ahmedabad city with approximately 7 million population was one of the earliest cities to witness the high case load of COVID-19 pandemic in India. A population-based sero-survey was ideally suited in Ahmedabad to guide the public health response for managing COVID-19 pandemic.