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ArticleFrontiers in public health2022

Sero-Surveillance to Monitor the Trend of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Transmission in India: Study Protocol for a Multi Site, Community Based Longitudinal Cohort Study.

Divya Nair, Reshma Raju, Sudipto Roy, Shailendra Dandge, Girish Kumar Chethrapilly Purushothaman, Yuvaraj Jayaraman, Boopathi Kangusamy, Rahul Shrivastava, Narendra Kumar Arora, Winsley Rose and 6 more

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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16 authors at 8 institutions in 1 country.

Divya NairDepartment of Research, The International Clinical Epidemiology Network (INCLEN) Trust International, New Delhi, India.
Reshma RajuDepartment of Pediatrics, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Sudipto RoyDivision of Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India.
Shailendra DandgeSociety for Health Allied Research and Education India, Hyderabad, India.
Girish Kumar Chethrapilly PurushothamanIndian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) - National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, India.
Yuvaraj JayaramanIndian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) - National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, India.
Boopathi KangusamyIndian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) - National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, India.
Rahul ShrivastavaBiotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council, New Delhi, India.
Narendra Kumar AroraDepartment of Research, The International Clinical Epidemiology Network (INCLEN) Trust International, New Delhi, India.
Winsley RoseDepartment of Pediatrics, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Sanjay JuvekarVadu Rural Health Program, King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital Research Center, Pune, India.
Guru Rajesh JammySociety for Health Allied Research and Education India, Hyderabad, India.
Kavita SinghBiotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council, New Delhi, India.
Sanjay MehendaleParmanand Deepchand (PD) Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Center, Mumbai, India.
Prabu RajkumarIndian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) - National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, India.
Shikha Taneja MalikBiotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council, New Delhi, India.
Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council · INIndian Council of Medical Research · INChristian Medical College & Hospital · ININCLEN Trust International · INNational Institute of Epidemiology · INScience Health Allied Research Education · INKing Edward Memorial Hospital Research Centre · INP. D. Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Large-scale sero-prevalence studies with representation from all age groups are required to estimate the true burden of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections in the community. Serial serological surveys in fixed cohorts enable study of dynamics of viral transmission and correlates of immune response over time in the context of gradual introduction of COVID-19 vaccines and repeated upsurge of cases during the pandemic. Methods: This longitudinal study will involve follow-up of a cohort of 25,000 individuals (5,000 per site) aged 2 years and above recruited from five existing demographic surveillance sites in India. The cohort will be tested for the presence of IgG antibodies against S1/S2 spike protein subunits of SARS-CoV-2 in four rounds; once at baseline and subsequently, at intervals of 4 months for a year between January 2021 and January 2022. Neutralization assays will be carried out in a subset of seropositive samples in each round to quantify the antibody response and to estimate the durability of antibody response. Serial serological surveys will be complemented by fortnightly phone based syndromic surveillance to assess the burden of symptomatic acute febrile illness/ influenza like illness in the same cohort. A bio-repository will also be established to store the serum samples collected in all rounds of serological surveys. Discussion: The population based sero-epidemiological studies will help to determine the burden of COVID-19 at the community level in urban and rural Indian populations and guide in monitoring the trends in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Risk factors for infection will be identified to inform future control strategies. The serial serological surveys in the same set of participants will help determine the viral transmission dynamics and durability of neutralizing immune response in participants with or without symptomatic COVID infection.

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COVID-19Cohort StudiesCOVID-19 VaccinesHumansLongitudinal StudiesSARS-CoV-2COVID-19 Vaccinesacute febrile illness surveillancecohortCOVID-19epidemiological studiesSARS-CoV-2sero-surveillance

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