@article{fdi:010084764, title = {{E}arly circulation of {SARS}-{C}o{V}-2, {C}ongo, 2020}, author = {{B}onguili, {N}. {C}. {B}. and {F}ritz, {M}atthieu and {L}enguiya, {L}. {H}. and {M}ayengue, {P}. {I}. and {K}oukouikila-{K}oussounda, {F}. and {D}ossou-{Y}ovo, {L}. {R}. and {B}adzi, {C}. {N}. and {L}eroy, {E}ric and {N}iama, {F}. {R}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}o determine when severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 arrived in {C}ongo, we retrospectively antibody tested 937 blood samples collected during {S}eptember 2019-{F}ebruary 2020. {S}eropositivity significantly increased from 1% in {D}ecember 2019 to 5.3% in {F}ebruary 2020, before the first officially reported case in {M}arch 2020, suggesting unexpected early virus circulation.}, keywords = {{CONGO}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{E}merging {I}nfectious {D}iseases}, volume = {28}, numero = {4}, pages = {878--880}, ISSN = {1080-6040}, year = {2022}, DOI = {10.3201/eid2804.212476}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084764}, }