Investigation of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antibodies among the paediatric population in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Fartun Abdullahi H OreyAli Mohamed SodalJamal Hassan MohamoudBashiru GarbaIfrah Hassan MohamedMohamed Hussein AdamHassan Abdullahi DahieMaryan Abdullahi Sh NurNajib Isse DiriePublished in: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2022)
This study shows that children are at risk of contracting COVID-19 infection. Our study also shows evidence of a high rate of IgG antibodies in school-aged children having close contact with infected adults, in those not wearing facemasks, as well as in those with a family history of comorbidities.