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Zainudeen, Zarina Thasneem and Hashim, Ilie Fadzilah and Azman, Nur Adila and Abdullah, Firdaus Hakimi and Abu Bakar, Firdaus Farhani and Rasit, Rasiah and Ismail, Intan Hakimah and Abdullah, Baharudin and Husain, Salina and Palaniappan, Sp and Kassim, Shahjahan and Woo, Kent and Ariffin, Nazirin and Chie, Ang Siang and Mohamed Jamli, Faizah and Abdul Latiff, Amir Hamzah and Abd Hamid, Intan Juliana
(2024)
Low seroprevalence of COVID-19 among healthy Malaysian residents in Kepala Batas, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia, during the fourth pandemic wave.
Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 20 (suppl.3).
pp. 1-5.
ISSN 1675-8544; eISSN: 2636-9346
Abstract
Introduction: Seroprevalence studies on COVID-19 in a general population, including those who are asymptomatic, is important to understand the extent of undetected transmission in a defined community. Method: This is a cross-sectional, population-based study and was conducted among healthy Malaysian community in Kepala Batas, Penang, from November 2020 to September 2021. Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 were detected using Healgen COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test Cassette. Result: A total of 422 respondents from Kepala Batas, Penang, were recruited for this cross-sectional study. From the total, three hundred and eighty (380) healthy individuals from the were selected and analysed. The mean age of the respondents was 33 ± 14.23 years old, with more female respondents and most respondents were Malay (95.8%). A total of 21 (5.5%) respondents were found to have positive COVID-19 antibodies. Among them, two were (0.5%) IgM positive, while nineteen (5.0%) were IgG positive. Conclusion: The seroprevalence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 among possible cases was lower than expected. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences (2024) 20(SUPP3):1-5. doi:10.47836/mjmhs20.s3.1
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