Seroprevalence and seroconversions for SARS-CoV-2 infections in workers at Bogota Airport, Colombia, 2020

J Travel Med. 2021 Jun 1;28(4):taab006. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taab006.

Abstract

Airport workers are a high-risk population for infectious diseases such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In a cohort of workers at the International Airport in Colombia, the accumulated incidence of SARS-CoV-2 and seroprevalence were 23.58% and 16.03%, respectively. A seroconversion rate of 60% was found among workers with COVID-19.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; airport; seroprevalence; travel; workers.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Airports*
  • Antibodies, Viral
  • COVID-19 / blood
  • COVID-19 / diagnosis*
  • COVID-19 / epidemiology
  • Colombia / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Seroconversion
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral