COVID-19: Sero-Survey

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COVID-19: Sero-Survey

The study was undertaken to initiate generation of data important for gaining insights into the spread of the pandemic in Pune city and estimated the sero-prevalence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in five high-incidence Prabhags (sub-wards).

Vision

The sero surveillance dissected statistical profiling of Pune prabhags and indicated that there has been extensive spread of infection in these Prabhags. The reason being these prabhags being previously infected by SARS-CoV-2.

Description

The study recruited 1664 individuals in the 5 selected Prabhags and was funded by the Persistent Foundation. Based on the sero-survey, local officials were alerted about the imminent heavy load on the public health care system of the concerned Prabhags. Consequently, the city administration proactively increased testing and surveillance in these Prabhags.

Objectives

  • To initiate generation of data important for gaining insights into the spread of the pandemic in Pune city.
  • To estimate the sero-prevalence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in five high-incidence Prabhags (sub-wards).

Sponsors

  • Persistent Foundation, Pune

Partners

 

  • IISER, Pune
  • SPPU
  • PMC (A key partner and stakeholder for this study. Data generated from the study has been submitted to PMC)
  • CMC, Vellore
  • THSTI, Faridabad

Publications

  1. Community prevalence of antibodies to SARS – CoV-2 and correlates of protective immunity in an Indian metropolitan city. Aurnab Ghose, Sankar Bhattacharya, Arun S. Karthikeyan, Abhay Kudale, Joy M. Monteiro, Aparna Joshi, Guruprasad Medigeshi, Gagandeep Kang, Vineeta Bal, Satyajit Rath, L. S. Shashidhara, Jacob John, Susmita Chaudhuri, Aarti Nagarkar; medRxiv 2020.11.17.20228155 DOI
  2. Into the thirteenth Month: A Case Study on the Outbreak Analytics and Modeling the spread of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pune City, India. Joy Monteiro, Bhalchandra Pujari, Sarika Maitra Bhattacharrya, Anu Raghunathan, Ashwini Keskar, Arsh Shaikh, Prasad Bogam, Shweta Kadu, Nikita Raut, Devendra Vavale, Rupa Mishra, Ajit Kembhavi, L. S. Shashidhara, Vidya Mave; medRxiv 2021.06.22.21259295 DOI

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