Post-Omicron SARS-CoV-2 serostatus in Sierra Leone: A cross-sectional study in a maternity hospital setting in Freetown, November/December 2022
Our findings suggest that since the Omicron wave in 2022, the Sierra Leonean population has almost universally been exposed to SARS-CoV-2. While this is encouraging in the light of relatively low excess mortality in the country, future investigations on the long-term effect of high viral exposure on epidemic resilience and public health impact will be crucial.
Authors
- Doris Harding
- Sebastian F. Ruf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8553-7186)
- Stefanie Theuring (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5372-7903)
- Samuel Sorie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2259-8117)
- Foday Musa Janneh
Institutions
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- Ministry of Health and Sanitation (SL)
- Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
- Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre (SL)
- St John of God Hospital Sierra Leone (SL)
- Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Infection and Public Health
- Published
- 2024-08-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2024.102518
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.58