AUTHOR=Woodford John , Sagara Issaka , Kwan Jennifer , Zaidi Irfan , Dicko Alassane , Duffy Patrick E. 

TITLE=Assessing and Minimizing the Effect of Malaria on SARS-CoV-2 Serodiagnostics

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

VOLUME=2

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/tropical-diseases/articles/10.3389/fitd.2021.781586

DOI=10.3389/fitd.2021.781586

ISSN=2673-7515

ABSTRACT=<p>Malaria may affect the reliability of SARS-CoV-2 seroassay performance and limit understanding of SARS-CoV-2 epidemiology in malaria-endemic regions. We present our experience conducting SARS-CoV-2 serosurveillance in seasonal malaria-affected communities in Mali and discuss relevant literature regarding the effect of malaria on the performance of SARS-CoV-2 serodiagnostics, including approaches to minimize the effect of malaria-associated assay interference.</p>