Nature Communications (Apr 2021)

Seroprevalence and correlates of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies from a population-based study in Bonn, Germany

  • N. Ahmad Aziz,
  • Victor M. Corman,
  • Antje K. C. Echterhoff,
  • Marcel A. Müller,
  • Anja Richter,
  • Antonio Schmandke,
  • Marie Luisa Schmidt,
  • Thomas H. Schmidt,
  • Folgerdiena M. de Vries,
  • Christian Drosten,
  • Monique M. B. Breteler

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22351-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Population-based studies of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence are needed to understand levels of immunity and antibody dynamics. Here, the authors show that the seroprevalence in Bonn, Germany was low (<1%) following the first epidemic wave, and that neutralising antibodies waned within a few months.