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Over 30 per cent dengue seroprevalence among Kerala's children, Lancet study findsA study published in The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia has found a low to moderate dengue seroprevalence of 30.9% among children ...
50-70 pc of those under 19 years globally still susceptible to SARS-CoV-2: StudySeroprevalence estimates were higher in children at older ages, in those living in underprivileged countries or regions, and in those of mi...
87 % of people in Tamil Nadu have anti-bodies against Covid-19, says sero surveyAccording to the data shared by the Health Department, the sero-prevalence which was at 32 per cent in November 2020 (first sero survey) dr...
73% population of Odisha has developed antibodies against COVID: ICMR survey"We found 73.5 per cent seroprevalence among the community and 93.9 per cent among the healthcare workers," Pati said, adding that of the 1...
Two-third of population surveyed in 11 states have coronavirus antibodies: ICMR serosurveyReferring to the findings, the Health Ministry has advised states and union territories to conduct seroprevalence studies of their own in c...
65% sero positivity in Odisha enough to tide over third wave, say expertsThe latest serological survey conducted in Ganjam, Rayagada and Koraput districts revealed a sero-positivity of more than 65% among the peo...
Possible 3rd Covid wave not more likely to affect children, WHO-AIIMS survey revealsA third possible wave in India by the prevailing Covid-19 virus variant is unlikely to disproportionately affect children than adults, a se...
Hyderabad may be moving towards herd immunity, shows studyThe study was carried out by the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) and vaccine innovator...
Overall COVID-19 seropositivity among healthcare workers over 25 per cent: Ashwini ChoubeyResponding to a question on how many healthcare workers have contracted COVID-19 virus till date, Choubey said health being a state subject...
Population exposed to Covid could be thrice the tally: ICMRAs per the latest serosurvey findings released on Thursday, over 21 per cent of the population, aged 10 years and above, showed evidence of...
Delhi could be heading towards attaining 'herd immunity', indicates latest sero-surveyFor the survey, which ended a few days ago, samples of over 25,000 people from various districts across the city were collected, the offici...
India had estimated 74 mn COVID-19 infections by August: ICMR's 2nd national sero surveyIt stated that one in nine individuals who did not report any COVID-19-related symptoms in the past had the presence of SARS-CoV-2 IgG anti...
Assam’s sero-survey found 23.7 per cent Seroprevalence in the stateThe study found that 23.7 percent of Assam’s population have been exposed to the coronavirus before mid-August. The survey was done between...
2nd sero survey indicates drop in infections in Mumbai slumsThe presence of COVID-19 antibodies in samples from slums in the city was found to have decreased by 12 per cent in the second sero survey,...
One in 15 people aged 10 and above estimated to be exposed to SARS-CoV2 by Aug: ICMR sero surveyThe second survey further showed that there is a lower infection to case ratio in August compared to May which reflects a substantial incre...
Sero-survey conducted in August finds no antibodies in 30% of recovered COVID-19 patientsAbout 15,000 representative samples were taken in the August 1-7 survey from 11 districts and tested for antibodies (IgG) against the virus.
Antibodies seen among 11.8% in Aurangabad district; 4,327 samples were studiedAccording to the report, seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 was 11.81%. The highest seroprevalence of 17.42% was seen in the 41-50 years age grou...
COVID-19: Antibodies found in 29 per cent people in August sero-surveyThe sero-prevalence found in North East district was 29 per cent, South district 27 per cent, South East 33 per cent and New Delhi 24 per c...
Delhi's sero-prevalence study finds 23.48 per cent people affected by Covid-19The study, which was conducted from June 27 to July 10 by the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) in collaboration with the Delhi go...
Lancet study casts doubt on COVID-19 herd immunity feasibilityFor herd immunity to work, at least 70 per cent of a population needs to be immune to protect the uninfected people, experts say. The study...