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Original Research Articles                      Volume : 13, Issue:8, August, 2024

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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.2024.13(8): 67-75
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2024.1308.008


Seroreactivity to SARS-CoV-2 during Pre-Pandemic and Pandemic Periods of Covid-19 of Populations Living in a Malaria Endemic Area in Burkina Faso
Oumarou Ouédraogo1*, Dinanibè Kambiré1, Stephanie Nana2, Issiaka Soulama1, Kadari Cissé1Charlemagne Dabire1, Tani Sagna1, Abdou Azaque Zoure1, Rebeca Tegwinde Compaore1,Serge Théophile Soubeiga1, Adama Zida3, Yéri Esther Hien2, Yves Traoré2, Serge Diagbouga1,Seni Kouanda1, Giampietro Corradin4, Sodiomon Bienvenu Sirima5, Roberta Spaccapelo6,Issa Nébié5 and Henri Gautier Ouédraogo1
1Département Biomédical et Santé Publique, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé,
Ouagadougou 03 BP 7047, Burkina Faso
2Département de Biochimie-Microbiologie, Laboratoire de Biochimie et d’Immunologie Appliquées, Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou 03 BP 7021, Burkina Faso
3Unité de Formation et de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (UFR/SDS), Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
4Biochemistry Department, University of Lausanne, 1066 Epalinges, Switzerland
5Groupe de Recherche Action en Santé, Ouagadougou 06 BP 10248, Burkina Faso
6Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Universita DegliStudi Di Perugia, 06132 Perugia, Italy
*Corresponding author
Abstract:

Malaria-endemic countries in Africa have recorded the lowest number of covid-19 cases and deaths compared to other countries. Pre-existing Naturally acquired Immunity to malaria was an hypothesis that was stated to explain this situation. In a context where malaria is endemic, we carried out this study in order to investigate the existence of antibody cross-reactivity between COVID-19 and malaria and to estimate the seroprevalence of COVID-19 during the third year of the pandemic in the plateau central Region in Burkina Faso. Samples collected in 2007 and positive for IgG against Plasmodium falciparum alpha-helical coiled coil proteins were used to look for a possible antibody cross-reactivity with SARS-CoV-2 antigens. Samples collected in 2022 were used to estimate the seroprevalence of COVID-19. A total of 628 individuals of both sexes, aged over 5 years were enrolled. The seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies was measured using an ELISA test and an RDT. All the samples collected in 2007 showed no cross-reactivity between SARS-CoV-2 and Plasmodium falciparum. The seroprevalence during the third year of the pandemic was 100% and 86.88% respectively by ELISA and RDT. The proportions of IgG and IgM antibodies were respectively 86.56% and 2.81%. The results did not show antibody cross-reactivity between SARS-CoV2 and Plasmodium falciparum in the study population. High exposure to SARS-CoV-2 was found in the study area in 2022. Due to their high specificity, WANTAI ELISA and Right Sign RDT can be considered as good serological tools for COVID-19 serosurveillance in a context where malaria is endemic.


Keywords: Seroreacticity, Covid-19, malaria, Burkina Faso


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Oumarou Ouédraogo, Dinanibè Kambiré, Stephanie Nana, Issiaka Soulama, Kadari Cissé, Charlemagne Dabire, Tani Sagna, Abdou Azaque Zoure, Rebeca Tegwinde Compaore, Serge Théophile Soubeiga, Adama Zida, Yéri Esther Hien, Yves Traoré, Serge Diagbouga, Seni Kouanda, Giampietro Corradin, Sodiomon Bienvenu Sirima, Roberta Spaccapelo, Issa Nébié and Henri Gautier Ouédraogo. 2024. Seroreactivity to SARS-CoV2 during Pre-Pandemic and Pandemic Period of Covid-19 of Populations Living in a Malaria Endemic Area in Burkina Faso.
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