Title
SARS-CoV-2 in Rural Latin America. A Population-based Study in Coastal Ecuador
Date Issued
15 July 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Del Brutto O.H.
Costa A.F.
Mera R.M.
Recalde B.Y.
Publisher(s)
Oxford University Press
Abstract
Antibodies to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) were detected in 303/673 rural Ecuadorian adults (45%), 77% of whom had compatible clinical manifestations. Seropositivity was associated with the use of open latrines. Our findings support the fears of mass spread of SARS-CoV-2 in rural Latin America and cannot exclude a contributing role for fecal-oral transmission.
Start page
314
End page
317
Volume
73
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Sistema respiratorio
Enfermedades infecciosas
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85112125334
PubMed ID
Source
Clinical Infectious Diseases
ISSN of the container
10584838
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus