Corona Immunitas: study protocol of a nationwide program of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and seroepidemiologic studies in Switzerland

West, Erin A; Anker, Daniela; Amati, Rebecca; Richard, Aude; Wisniak, Ania; Butty, Audrey; Albanese, Emiliano; Bochud, Murielle; Chiolero, Arnaud; Crivelli, Luca; Cullati, Stéphane; d'Acremont, Valérie; Epure, Adina Mihaela; Fehr, Jan; Flahault, Antoine; Fornerod, Luc; Frank, Irène; Frei, Anja; Michel, Gisela; Gonseth, Semira; Guessous, Idris; Imboden, Medea; Kahlert, Christian R; Kaufmann, Laurent; Kohler, Philippe; Mösli, Nicolai; Paris, Daniel; Probst-Hensch, Nicole; Rodondi, Nicolas; Stringhini, Silvia; Vermes, Thomas; Vollrath, Fabian; Puhan, Milo A; Corona Immunitas Research Group

doi:10.1007/s00038-020-01494-0

Scientific article

English

Corona Immunitas: study protocol of a nationwide program of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and seroepidemiologic studies in Switzerland

CollaboratorsAzman, Andrew

; Baysson, Hélène

; Collombet, Prune; Dibner, Yaron; Kaiser, Laurent; Petrovic, Dusan; Picazio, Attilio; Portier, Jane; Pugin, Caroline

Published inInternational Journal of Public Health, vol. 65, no. 9, p. 1529-1548

Publication date2020

Abstract

Seroprevalence studies to assess the spread of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the general population and subgroups are key for evaluating mitigation and vaccination policies and for understanding the spread of the disease both on the national level and for comparison with the international community.

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Antibodies
Viral/blood
Betacoronavirus/immunology
COVID-19/epidemiology
Child
Ethnic Groups
Humans
Middle Aged
Pandemics
Pneumonia
Viral/epidemiology
Research Design
SARS-CoV-2/isolation & purification
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Switzerland
Young Adult

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Research groups

Citation (ISO format)

WEST, Erin A et al. Corona Immunitas: study protocol of a nationwide program of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and seroepidemiologic studies in Switzerland. In: International Journal of Public Health, 2020, vol. 65, n° 9, p. 1529–1548. doi: 10.1007/s00038-020-01494-0