How to Use seroprevalence in a Sentence

seroprevalence

noun
  • This is not a true seroprevalence or attack-rate measurement, and that’s fine.
    — Maciej F. Boni, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2021
  • This is the first time that the population seroprevalence is over 50%.
    — Andrew Joseph and Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Some local governments have done their own seroprevalence research.
    — NBC News, 19 May 2020
  • The data do not include seroprevalence by race and ethnicity.
    — Andrew Joseph and Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Researchers found more of an increase in seroprevalence in age groups with the lowest vaccination rate, Clarke said.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Apr. 2022
  • The percentage of people with antibodies is known as seroprevalence.
    — Dan Keating, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Mar. 2022
  • That was based on seroprevalence tests of how many people had antibodies in their bloodstream in response to the coronavirus infection.
    — Jeremy Olson, Star Tribune, 25 Nov. 2020
  • Researchers can, however, estimate the true spread of the disease based on seroprevalence studies, reported cases, and death counts.
    — Alex Putterman, courant.com, 30 Oct. 2021
  • This kind of research, sometimes called a serosurveillance or seroprevalence study, is one of the best ways to track the still-expanding pandemic, say researchers involved with the project.
    — Nathaniel Scharping, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Jan. 2021
  • Overall seroprevalence was 11%, and was highest in older age groups, as well as seasonal workers and families with larger households.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 10 June 2021
  • There is also extreme variability within the country in terms of both infection fatality rate and seroprevalence.
    — New York Times, 25 May 2021
  • Dengue fever seroprevalence and risk factors, Texas-Mexico border, 2004.
    — Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 1 June 2013
  • Still, the seroprevalence data looking at antibodies just from prior infections reflects the success of vaccination as well as the higher death rate in older people.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 1 Mar. 2022
  • The risk of mortality from Covid-19 infection is now well established by seroprevalence studies conducted world-wide.
    — Sunetra Gupta, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2020
  • These studies, known as seroprevalence surveys, use bloodwork to show who has some level of immunity to the coronavirus — whether through vaccinations or a previous infection.
    — Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2022
  • However, in spite of the likely large burden of such an endemic disease, no comprehensive national or even large regional seroprevalence studies or screening guidelines exist.
    — Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2023
  • And some other seroprevalence studies have set off fierce debates among researchers and policymakers, who have raised questions about the accuracy and implications of specific methods.
    — Nathaniel Scharping, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Jan. 2021
  • Antibodies don’t last forever, but Ghaly said that level of seroprevalence suggests a large percentage of residents already have some level of immunity.
    — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2021
  • India's vaccination rate is low, but a national seroprevalence survey released in July suggested that about two-thirds of the country has antibodies after the brutal spring surge.
    — Peter Weber, The Week, 6 Aug. 2021
  • Random sampling revealed that seroprevalence—the rate of individuals who test positive for antibodies—was around forty-five per cent, indicating that nearly half the population had been infected at some point.
    — Siddhartha Mukherjee, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2021
  • By measuring Covid-19 seroprevalence, the study provides an estimate of the percentage of the population that was previously infected.
    — Tasnim Ahmed and Katherine Dillinger, CNN, 1 Mar. 2022
  • The new findings are from the CDC’s national antibody seroprevalence survey of blood tests for antibodies to the coronavirus triggered by infection, not by vaccination.
    — Julie Washington, cleveland, 4 Mar. 2022
  • Epidemiologists say a nationwide seroprevalence survey released in July, which checks blood samples for the presence of covid-19 antibodies, may offer clues about which regions will be susceptible.
    — Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2021
  • However, experts say seroprevalence — the number of people who have antibodies from a previous infection — may be helping block the coronavirus’ inroads, especially among populations that have been less able to avoid it, such as essential workers.
    — Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Feb. 2021
  • Though often undiagnosed, JCV causes flu-like symptoms and can lead to severe neurological illness, with seroprevalence data suggesting vast undercounting of cases.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

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