Emerging Infectious Diseases (Apr 2021)

SARS-CoV-2 Seropositivity among US Marine Recruits Attending Basic Training, United States, Spring–Fall 2020

  • Andrew G. Letizia,
  • Yongchao Ge,
  • Carl W. Goforth,
  • Dawn L. Weir,
  • Rhonda Lizewski,
  • Stephen Lizewski,
  • Alessandra Soares-Schanoski,
  • Sindhu Vangeti,
  • Nada Marjanovic,
  • Stuart C. Sealfon,
  • Irene Ramos

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2704.204732
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27, no. 4
pp. 1188 – 1192

Abstract

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In a study of US Marine recruits, seroprevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 IgG was 9.0%. Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black participants and participants from states affected earlier in the pandemic had higher seropositivity rates. These results suggest the need for targeted public health strategies among young adults at increased risk for infection.

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