Escalating spread of SARS-CoV-2 infection after school reopening among students in hotspot districts of Oromia Region in Ethiopia: Longitudinal study.

Dabesa GobenaEsayas Kebede GudinaDaniel YilmaTsinuel GirmaGetu GebreTesfaye GelanewAlemseged AbdissaDaba MulletaTarekegn SarbessaHenok AsefaMirkuzie WoldieGemechu ShumiBirhanu KenateArne KroidlAndreas WieserBeza EshetuTizta Tilahun DegfieZeleke Mekonnen

Published in: PloS one (2023)

SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among students in hotspot districts of the Oromia Region was high even at baseline and almost doubled within four months of school recommencement. The high seroincidence coincided with the second wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in Ethiopia, indicating a possible contribution to school opening for the new outbreak wave.

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