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Cross-Sectional Seroepidemiologic Study of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) among Close Contacts, Children, and Migrant Workers in Shanghai

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  • Shuang-Fei Xu

    (Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China)

  • Yi-Han Lu

    (Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China)

  • Tao Zhang

    (Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China)

  • Hai-Yan Xiong

    (Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China)

  • Wei-Bing Wang

    (Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China)

Abstract

(1) Background: Along with an increasing risk caused by migrant workers returning to the urban areas for the resumption of work and production and growing epidemiological evidence of possible transmission during the incubation period, a study of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is warranted among key populations to determine the serum antibody against the SARS-CoV-2 and the carrying status of SARS-CoV-2 to identify potential asymptomatic infection and to explore the risk factors. (2) Method: This is a cross-sectional seroepidemiologic study. Three categories of targeted populations (close contacts, migrant workers who return to urban areas for work, and school children) will be included in this study as they are important for case identification in communities. A multi-stage sampling method will be employed to acquire an adequate sample size. Assessments that include questionnaires and blood, nasopharyngeal specimens, and feces collection will be performed via home-visit survey. (3) Ethics and Dissemination: The study was approved by the Institute Review Board of School of Public Health, Fudan University (IRB#2020-04-0818). Before data collection, written informed consent will be obtained from all participants. The manuscripts from this work will be submitted for publication in quality peer-reviewed journals and presented at national or international conferences.

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  • Shuang-Fei Xu & Yi-Han Lu & Tao Zhang & Hai-Yan Xiong & Wei-Bing Wang, 2020. "Cross-Sectional Seroepidemiologic Study of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) among Close Contacts, Children, and Migrant Workers in Shanghai," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(19), pages 1-10, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:19:p:7223-:d:423074
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