Browsing by Author "Kolawole, Olatunji"

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    Detectable Respiratory Viruses IgM and IgG Antibodies among Children with Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria
    (ABUAD International Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences, 2022-09-05) Idris, Olayinka; Kolawole, Olatunji
    Globally, in children, less than 5 years of age, acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Long-lasting immunity is not induced by respiratory infections as reinfection can occur throughout life. This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of six respiratory viruses specific immunoglobulin M (IgM) and immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies in children with ARTIs in Owo, Ondo State. The sera samples of two hundred (200) subjects who consented to participate in the study were collected and tested using serum-specific Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) kits, anti-immunoglobulin M (IgM) and anti-immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies to the influenza A virus (FLU-A), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), parainfluenza virus (PIV), coronavirus (CoV), rhinovirus (RV) and adenovirus (AdV) respectively (IgM and IgG ELISA Kits; Melsin Medical Co., China). The mean age of the subjects tested was 3.49±1.41. The total IgM seropositivity was detected in 83% of the children with the highest being AdV 91 (45.5%), followed by PIV 89 (44.5%), FLU-A and RV with 88 (44%) respectively, CoV 85 (42.5%), and RSV 80 (40%). The total IgG seropositivity was detected in 87.5% of the children with the highest being PIV 152 (76%), followed by RSV 135 (67.5%), RV 93 (46.5%), AdV 81 (40.5%), CoV and FLU A 76 (38%) respectively. The study revealed the presence of primary and secondary infection of respiratory viruses in Owo and the need for preventive and control measures against respiratory tract viruses are suggested.
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    Global SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence: a systematic review and meta-analysis of standardized population-based studies from Jan 2020-May 2022
    (PLOS Medicine, 2022-11-10) Kolawole, Olatunji; Bergeri, Isabel; Whelan, Mairead; Ware, Harriet; Subissi, Lorenzo; Nardone, Anthony; Lewis, Hannah; Li, Zihan; Ma, Xiaomeng; Valenciano, Marta; Cheng, Brianna; Al Ariqi, Lubna; Rashidian, Arash; Okeibunnor, Joseph; Van Kerkhove, Maria; Unity Studies Collaborator Group; and more
    Background Our understanding of the global scale of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection remains incomplete: Routine surveillance data underestimate infection and cannot infer on population immunity; there is a predominance of asymptomatic infections, and uneven access to diagnostics. We meta-analyzed SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence studies, standardized to those described in the World Health Organization’s Unity protocol (WHO Unity) for general population seroepidemiological studies, to estimate the extent of population infection and seropositivity to the virus 2 years into the pandemic. Methods and findings We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis, searching MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, preprints, and grey literature for SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence published between January 1, 2020 and May 20, 2022. The review protocol is registered with PROSPERO (CRD42020183634). We included general population cross-sectional and cohort studies meeting an assay quality threshold (90% sensitivity, 97% specificity; exceptions for humanitarian settings). We excluded studies with an unclear or closed population sample frame. Eligible studies—those aligned with the WHO Unity protocol—were extracted and critically appraised in duplicate, with risk of bias evaluated using a modified Joanna Briggs Institute checklist. We meta-analyzed seroprevalence by country and month, pooling to estimate regional and global seroprevalence over time; compared seroprevalence from infection to confirmed cases to estimate underascertainment; meta-analyzed differences in seroprevalence between demographic subgroups such as age and sex; and identified national factors associated with seroprevalence using meta-regression. We identified 513 full texts reporting 965 distinct seroprevalence studies (41% low- and middle-income countries [LMICs]) sampling 5,346,069 participants between January 2020 and April 2022, including 459 low/moderate risk of bias studies with national/subnational scope in further analysis. By September 2021, global SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence from infection or vaccination was 59.2%, 95% CI [56.1% to 62.2%]. Overall seroprevalence rose steeply in 2021 due to infection in some regions (e.g., 26.6% [24.6 to 28.8] to 86.7% [84.6% to 88.5%] in Africa in December 2021) and vaccination and infection in others (e.g., 9.6% [8.3% to 11.0%] in June 2020 to 95.9% [92.6% to 97.8%] in December 2021, in European high-income countries [HICs]). After the emergence of Omicron in March 2022, infection-induced seroprevalence rose to 47.9% [41.0% to 54.9%] in Europe HIC and 33.7% [31.6% to 36.0%] in Americas HIC. In 2021 Quarter Three (July to September), median seroprevalence to cumulative incidence ratios ranged from around 2:1 in the Americas and Europe HICs to over 100:1 in Africa (LMICs). Children 0 to 9 years and adults 60+ were at lower risk of seropositivity than adults 20 to 29 (p < 0.001 and p = 0.005, respectively). In a multivariable model using prevaccination data, stringent public health and social measures were associated with lower seroprevalence (p = 0.02). The main limitations of our methodology include that some estimates were driven by certain countries or populations being overrepresented. Conclusions In this study, we observed that global seroprevalence has risen considerably over time and with regional variation; however, over one-third of the global population are seronegative to the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Our estimates of infections based on seroprevalence far exceed reported Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases. Quality and standardized seroprevalence studies are essential to inform COVID-19 response, particularly in resource-limited regions.