SARS-CoV-2 in eight municipalities of the Colombian tropics: high immunity, clinical and sociodemographic outcomes.
Evelin GarayHéctor Serrano-CollRicardo RiveroBertha GastelbondoÁlvaro Faccini-MartínezJosé BerrocalAlejandra PérezMaría BadilloCaty Martínez-BravoYesica BoteroGermán ArrietaAlfonso CalderónKetty GaleanoYesica LópezJorge MirandaCamilo GuzmánVerónica ContrerasAlejandra ArosemenaHéctor ContrerasEimi Brango-TarraMisael OviedoSalim Mattar VelillaPublished in: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2021)
The high seropositivity in Córdoba is due to widespread SARS-CoV-2 in this population. The relationship between seropositivity and socio-economic status suggests a higher exposure risk to the virus caused by informal economic activities in low-income groups. Clinical manifestations such as anosmia and ageusia could be clinical predictors of infection by the new emergent coronavirus.