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German federal-state-wide seroprevalence study of 1 st SARS-CoV-2 pandemic wave shows importance of long-term antibody test performance.

Stefan LohseAnna Sternjakob-MarthalerPaul LagemannJakob SchöpeJürgen RisslandNastasja SeiwertThorsten PfuhlAlana MüllendorffLaurent S KieferMarkus VogelgesangLuca VellaKatharina DenkJulia VicariAnabel ZwickIsabelle LangGero WeberJürgen GeiselJörg RechBernd SchnabelGunter HauptmannBernd HolleczekHeinrich ScheiblauerStefan WagenpfeilSigrun Smola
Published in: Communications medicine (2022)
The study highlights the importance of study design and test performance for seroprevalence studies, particularly when seroprevalences are low. Our results provide a valuable baseline for evaluation of future pandemic dynamics and impact of public health measures on virus spread and human health in comparison to neighbouring countries such as Luxembourg or France.
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