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We evaluated SARS-CoV-2 RNA and neutralising antibodies in blood donors (BD) residing in the Lodi Red Zone, Italy. Of 390 BDs recruited after 20 February 2020 − when the first COVID-19 case in Lombardy was identified, 91 (23%) aged 19–70 years were antibody positive. Viral RNA was detected in an additional 17 (4.3%) BDs, yielding ca 28% (108/390) with evidence of virus exposure. Five stored samples collected as early as 12 February were seropositive.

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Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 specific neutralising antibodies in blood donors from the Lodi Red Zone in Lombardy, Italy, as at 06 April 2020
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Elena+Percivalle&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Percivalle Elena</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Giuseppe+Cambi%C3%A8&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Cambiè Giuseppe</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Irene+Cassaniti&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Cassaniti Irene</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Edoardo+Vecchio+Nepita&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Nepita Edoardo Vecchio</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Roberta+Maserati&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Maserati Roberta</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Alessandro+Ferrari&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Ferrari Alessandro</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Raffaella+Di+Martino&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Di Martino Raffaella</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Paola+Isernia&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Isernia Paola</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Francesco+Mojoli&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Mojoli Francesco</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Raffaele+Bruno&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Bruno Raffaele</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Marcello+Tirani&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Tirani Marcello</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Danilo+Cereda&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Cereda Danilo</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Carlo+Nicora&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Nicora Carlo</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Massimo+Lombardo&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lombardo Massimo</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Fausto+Baldanti&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Baldanti Fausto</a></span>. Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 specific neutralising antibodies in blood donors from the Lodi Red Zone in Lombardy, Italy, as at 06 April 2020. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2020;25(24):pii=2001031. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.24.2001031" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.24.2001031</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 26 May 2020;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 18 Jun 2020 </span> </p>
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