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- Title
SARS-CoV-2 infections in kindergartens and associated households at the start of the second wave in Berlin, Germany—a cross-sectional study.
- Authors
Thielecke, Marlene; Theuring, Stefanie; Loon, Welmoed van; Hommes, Franziska; Mall, Marcus A; Rosen, Alexander; Böhringer, Falko; Kalle, Christof von; Kirchberger, Valerie; Kurth, Tobias; Seybold, Joachim; Mockenhaupt, Frank P; group, the BECOSS study
- Abstract
Actual surveys in kindergartens on SARS-CoV-2 infections are rare. At the beginning of the second pandemic wave, we screened 12 randomly selected kindergartens in Berlin, Germany. A total of 720 participants (pre-school children, staff and connected household members) were briefly examined and interviewed, and SARS-CoV-2 infections and anti-SARS-Cov-2 IgG antibodies were assessed. About a quarter of the participants showed common cold-resembling symptoms. However, no SARS-CoV-2 infection was detected, and only one childcare worker showed IgG seroreactivity. Against a backdrop of increased pandemic activity in the community, this cross-sectional study does not suggest that kindergartens are silent transmission reservoirs.
- Subjects
GERMANY; COVID-19; CROSS-sectional method; FAMILIES; MEDICAL screening; INTERVIEWING; TEACHERS; DISEASE prevalence; SCHOOL children; COVID-19 testing; VIRAL antibodies; COVID-19 pandemic; COMMON cold; SYMPTOMS; CHILDREN
- Publication
European Journal of Public Health, 2021, Vol 31, Issue 5, p1105
- ISSN
1101-1262
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/eurpub/ckab079