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West African pre-pandemic cross-reactive antibody and cellular responses against SARS-CoV-2

2024-05-22 infectious diseases Title + abstract only
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The COVID-19 pandemic had a severe impact globally, yet African populations exhibited unexpectedly lower rates of severe disease and mortality. We investigated the potential role of pre-existing immunity in shaping the epidemiology of COVID-19 in Africa. Leveraging paired plasma and peripheral blood mononuclear cells collected from Senegalese female sex workers prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, we observed substantial levels of pre-existing cross-reactive immunity to SARS-CoV-2, stemming from prio...

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