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We describe results of testing blood donors in London, UK, for severe acute respiratory disease coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) IgG before and after lockdown measures. Anonymized samples from donors 17-69 years of age were tested using 3 assays Euroimmun IgG, Abbott IgG, and an immunoglobulin receptor-binding domain assay developed by Public Health England. Seroprevalence increased from 3.0% prelockdown (week 13, beginning March 23, 2020) to 10.4% during lockdown (weeks 15-16) and 12.3% postlockdown (week 18) by the Abbott assay. Estimates were 2.9% prelockdown, 9.9% during lockdown, and 13.0% postlockdown by the Euroimmun assay and 3.5% prelockdown, 11.8% during lockdown, and 14.1% postlockdown by the receptor-binding domain assay. By early May 2020, nearly 1 in 7 donors had evidence of past SARS-CoV-2 infection. Combining results from the Abbott and Euroimmun assays increased seroprevalence by 1.6%, 2.3%, and 0.6% at the 3 timepoints compared with Euroimmun alone, demonstrating the value of using multiple assays.The spread of drug resistance to antimalarial treatments poses a serious public health risk globally. To combat this risk, molecular surveillance of drug resistance is imperative. We report the prevalence of mutations in the Plasmodium falciparum kelch 13 propeller domain associated with partial artemisinin resistance, which we determined by using Sanger sequencing samples from patients enrolled in therapeutic efficacy studies from 9 sub-Saharan countries during 2014-2018. Of the 2,865 samples successfully sequenced before treatment (day of enrollment) and on the day of treatment failure, 29 (1.0%) samples contained 11 unique nonsynonymous mutations and 83 (2.9%) samples contained 27 unique synonymous mutations. Two samples from Kenya contained the S522C mutation, which has been associated with delayed parasite clearance; however, no samples contained validated or candidate artemisinin-resistance mutations.
Childhood maltreatment (CM) is associated with physical health problems throughout the lifespan, yet more research is needed regarding the trajectory of health problems (e.g., onset of health risk indicators) in young adults. Bulevirtide The current study examined whether college students self-reporting higher levels of CM exhibited poorer physical health outcomes.
Young adults in college (
 = 100) completed a physical health assessment (heart rate, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, blood sugar, waist circumference), self-reported measures of health (symptoms of illness), and CM during spring semester 2018.
CM scores predicted higher heart rate and increased symptoms of illness. Females with maltreatment history presented higher levels of obesity and more metabolic syndrome conditions than their peers.
Findings support the importance of examining the trajectory of CM to chronic disease, as health risk indicators are present in young adults.
Childhood maltreatment (CM) is associated with physical health problems throughout the lifespan, yet more research is needed regarding the trajectory of health problems (e.g., onset of health risk indicators) in young adults. The current study examined whether college students self-reporting higher levels of CM exhibited poorer physical health outcomes. Method Young adults in college (N = 100) completed a physical health assessment (heart rate, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, blood sugar, waist circumference), self-reported measures of health (symptoms of illness), and CM during spring semester 2018. Results CM scores predicted higher heart rate and increased symptoms of illness. Females with maltreatment history presented higher levels of obesity and more metabolic syndrome conditions than their peers. Conclusions Findings support the importance of examining the trajectory of CM to chronic disease, as health risk indicators are present in young adults.
The high variability of SARS-CoV-2 serological response after COVID-19 infection hampers its use as indicator of the timing of infection. A potential alternative method is the determination of affinity maturation of SARS-CoV-2 IgG, expressed as the SARS-CoV-2 IgG avidity.

SARS-CoV-2 IgG concentration and avidity were measured in sera of hospitalized COVID-19 patients sampled at two weeks and ≥12weeks post symptom onset using an in-house developed protocol based on EUROIMMUN (anti-spike) and EDI™ (anti-nucleocapsid) SARS-CoV-2 IgG ELISA protocols.

We included 68 confirmed COVID-19 patients that tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 IgG in both the initial and follow-up specimen sampled at a median of 14 (range 10-18) days and 120 (range 84-189) days, respectively, post symptom onset. The median anti-spike and anti-nucleocapsid SARS-CoV-2 IgG avidity response was 40% (range 9-93%) and 72% (range 27-104%), respectively, for the first sample, and 66% (range 28-90%) and 57% (range 25-94%), respectively, for the second sample. The proportion of SARS-CoV-2 IgG avidity results ≥60% was significantly lower for anti-spike compared to anti-nucleocapsid IgG for initial samples (
<0.01) and vice versa for follow-up samples (
<0.01).

Anti-nucleocapsid SARS-CoV-2 IgG maturation occurs faster and avidity decreases faster than anti-spike IgG, indicating different kinetics of anti-spike and anti-nucleocapsid IgG. Further, affinity maturation after SARS-CoV-2 infection is frequently incomplete.
Anti-nucleocapsid SARS-CoV-2 IgG maturation occurs faster and avidity decreases faster than anti-spike IgG, indicating different kinetics of anti-spike and anti-nucleocapsid IgG. Further, affinity maturation after SARS-CoV-2 infection is frequently incomplete.Purpose In the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic, multiple serological assays for the detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2) immune response are currently being developed. This study compares the FRENDTM COVID-19 IgG/IgM Duo (NanoEntec) a point of care (POCT) assay with the automated Elecsys anti-SARS-CoV-2 electrochemiluminescent assay (Roche Diagnostics).Methods Serum samples (n = 81) from PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 positive patients at different time points after the onset of symptoms were analyzed with both assays. An additional 24 serum samples with cross reactivity potential were also included.Results The sensitivity of the COVID-19 IgG/IgM Duo assay was higher as compared to the Elecsys anti-SARS-CoV-2 assay, especially when using the combined IgM/IgG result in samples analyzed within 6 days after the onset of symptoms (46.2% vs. 15.4%). The sensitivity of both assays increased with increasing time interval after the onset of symptoms and reached 100% for the COVID-19 IgG/IgM Duo assay in samples taken 14 days or more after symptom onset.
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