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ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2025

Proportions of US Blood Donors With Serological Evidence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infections Who Reported Survey-Based Diagnosed Infections During July 2020-December 2022.

Akintunde Akinseye, David J Wright, Eduard Grebe, Mars Stone, Cassandra A Hathaway, Rebecca V Fink, Bryan R Spencer, Paula Saa, Marion C Lanteri, Michael Busch and 1 more

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Akintunde AkinseyeWestat, Rockville, Maryland, USA.
David J WrightWestat, Rockville, Maryland, USA.
Eduard GrebeVitalant Research Institute, San Francisco, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7046-7245
Mars StoneVitalant Research Institute, San Francisco, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5619-2767
Cassandra A HathawayWestat, Rockville, Maryland, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2919-0499
Rebecca V FinkWestat, Rockville, Maryland, USA.
Bryan R SpencerAmerican Red Cross, Scientific Affairs, Dedham, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9008-9154
Paula SaaAmerican Red Cross, Scientific Affairs, Dedham, Massachusetts, USA.
Marion C LanteriVitalant Research Institute, San Francisco, California, USA.
Michael BuschVitalant Research Institute, San Francisco, California, USA.
Jefferson M JonesCoronavirus and Other Respiratory Viruses Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4974-9058

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Abstract

The proportion of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections diagnosed by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) tests, including home antigen tests, is unknown. We detected infections among blood donors in the United States (US) by testing for nucleocapsid antibody (anti-N) seroconversion and administered a questionnaire to determine the proportion of those infections that were associated with a self-reported positive COVID-19 test. Among US blood donors with serologic evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection who completed a survey, 47.7% reported an associated self-reported positive COVID-19 test. This proportion changed from July-December 2020 (44.9%) to July-December 2022 (54.8%). This study suggests many SARS-CoV-2 infections in adults are not diagnosed with a test.

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antibody assayblood donorsCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2viral tests

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PMID40302721
PMCPMC12039488

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