A call to protect non-clinical frontliners in the fight against COVID-19: evidence from a seroprevalence study in the Philippines

• Nimfa Putong,
• Kristal An Agrupis,
• Annavi Marie Villanueva,
• Shuichi Suzuki,
• Ana Ria Sayo,
• Efren Dimaano,
• Ferdinand de Guzman,
• Ruel Teaño,
• Mary Jane Salazar,
• Jan Wendzl Evangelista,
• Alexis Dimapilis,
• Jose Benito Villarama,
• Koya Ariyoshi,
• Kensuke Takahashi,
• Chris Smith

Affiliations

Nimfa Putong

San Lazaro Hospital, Manila, Philippines

Kristal An Agrupis

School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Japan; San Lazaro Hospital–Nagasaki University Collaborative Research Office, Manila, Philippines; Corresponding author: Kristal An Agrupis, San Lazaro Hospital-Nagasaki University Collaborative Research Office, Manila, Philippines.

Annavi Marie Villanueva

School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Japan; San Lazaro Hospital, Manila, Philippines

Shuichi Suzuki

School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Japan; San Lazaro Hospital–Nagasaki University Collaborative Research Office, Manila, Philippines

Ana Ria Sayo

San Lazaro Hospital, Manila, Philippines

Efren Dimaano

San Lazaro Hospital, Manila, Philippines

Ferdinand de Guzman

San Lazaro Hospital, Manila, Philippines

Ruel Teaño

San Lazaro Hospital, Manila, Philippines

Mary Jane Salazar

San Lazaro Hospital–Nagasaki University Collaborative Research Office, Manila, Philippines

Jan Wendzl Evangelista

San Lazaro Hospital–Nagasaki University Collaborative Research Office, Manila, Philippines

Alexis Dimapilis

San Lazaro Hospital, Manila, Philippines

Jose Benito Villarama

San Lazaro Hospital, Manila, Philippines

Koya Ariyoshi

School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Japan

Kensuke Takahashi

School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Japan; Acute & Critical Care Unit, Department of Emergency Medicine, Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan

Chris Smith

School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Japan; Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine