seroprevalence
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8.8
- noun
- /ˌsɪəroʊˈprɛvələns/
- Specialized
- With few exceptions, herds had low seroprevalence at the time of detection (14 of 17 herds: <10%).
- a high seroprevalence
- seroprevalence rate
- seroprevalence study
Examples
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We conducted a seroprevalence survey among 500 healthy adult donors at Zanzibar National Blood Transfusion Services.
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A 2002 study sampled the seroprevalence of typhus antibodies in 400 persons.
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However, published seroprevalence estimates are generally lower than what we observed.
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The Colorado sites maintained low populations of deer mice, with seroprevalence levels generally below 10%.
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Using the same cutoff, we would obtain a comparable seroprevalence estimate of 2.7%.
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Non-injection drug users were not included in the present study because HCV seroprevalence in this population was low.
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We conducted a cross-sectional seroprevalence survey at ZNBTS from September 20 to December 10, 2011.
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The overall C. burnetii seroprevalence of 72.1% among DCF residents is high.
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Reuter et al. (14) showed that the seroprevalence of Aichi virus in the human population worldwide is high.
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A recent study revealed that the seroprevalence of malaria antibodies among local residents reached 35%.
Synonyms
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8.3
Having certain antibodies in the blood that show you were exposed to or infected by a disease
Surface Forms
Morphology
seroprevalence = prevalence (semi-transparent) = sero + prevalence
The element 'prevalence' is clear, but 'sero-' is a technical combining form relating to serum/blood and may be unfamiliar to average learners.
Etymology
Seroprevalence comes from sero-, meaning 'serum' or the liquid part of blood, and prevalence, meaning 'being common'. So seroprevalence tells us how 'common' antibodies are in the blood of a group of people.