Effectiveness screening of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in the municipality of Andratx (Balearic Islands, Spain)

BackgroundThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was a global health emergency that significantly affected both the wellbeing of individuals and the global economy.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to evaluate the degree of SARS-CoV-2 involvement, viral load, and immunological response in...

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Main Authors: Margalida Monserrat-Mesquida, Maria Magdalena Quetglas-Llabrés, Cristina Bouzas, Silvia García, Patricia Font, Emma Argelich, Teresa Martínez, Antoni Sureda, Josep A. Tur
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Maria Magdalena Quetglas-Llabrés
Cristina Bouzas
Cristina Bouzas
Cristina Bouzas
Silvia García
Silvia García
Silvia García
Patricia Font
Emma Argelich
Emma Argelich
Emma Argelich
Teresa Martínez
Antoni Sureda
Antoni Sureda
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Josep A. Tur
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Emma Argelich
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description BackgroundThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was a global health emergency that significantly affected both the wellbeing of individuals and the global economy.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to evaluate the degree of SARS-CoV-2 involvement, viral load, and immunological response in adults aged 18–65 who performed essential tasks in the municipality of Andratx (Balearic Islands, Spain) compared to those who did not. Additionally, the study examined these factors in children aged 2–18 years from both groups, if there were any.MaterialsBoth groups were monitored between July 2020 and February 2021, in which the degree of involvement, the viral load, and the immunological response to the SARS-CoV-2 were analyzed using questionnaires, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, and ELISA serology tests.ResultsA positive case of RT-PCR test was found in screening the general population. The highest 2019-nCoV(N)-Ig antibody levels in plasma were measured from 1 to 17 February 2021, with the following percentage of positives: 6.8% of essential workers, 9.5% of essential workers’ sons, 7.3% of non-essential workers, and 2.2% of non-essential workers’ sons. However, an increase in levels of anti-SARS-CoV-2 (N) immunoglobulin G (IgG) and anti-SARS-CoV-2 (N) immunoglobulin M (IgM) were produced in session 3, from 9 to 25 November 2020, in both cases in non-essential workers, with a mean of 218.1 ng/mL of anti-SARS-CoV-2 (N) IgG and 31.3 ng/mL of anti-SARS-CoV-2 (N) IgM.ConclusionThe control measures taken to manage the COVID-19 pandemic in the municipality of Andratx, Mallorca, Spain, were effective.
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spelling doaj-art-b93748e8cb85479a9d1da7cb090fa2b02025-08-20T03:13:21ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652025-04-011310.3389/fpubh.2025.14614361461436Effectiveness screening of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in the municipality of Andratx (Balearic Islands, Spain)Margalida Monserrat-Mesquida0Margalida Monserrat-Mesquida1Margalida Monserrat-Mesquida2Maria Magdalena Quetglas-Llabrés3Maria Magdalena Quetglas-Llabrés4Maria Magdalena Quetglas-Llabrés5Cristina Bouzas6Cristina Bouzas7Cristina Bouzas8Silvia García9Silvia García10Silvia García11Patricia Font12Emma Argelich13Emma Argelich14Emma Argelich15Teresa Martínez16Antoni Sureda17Antoni Sureda18Antoni Sureda19Josep A. Tur20Josep A. Tur21Josep A. Tur22Research Group on Community Nutrition and Oxidative Stress, University of the Balearic Islands-IUNICS, Palma de Mallorca, SpainCIBEROBN (Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, SpainHealth Research Institute of Balearic Islands (IdISBa), Palma de Mallorca, SpainResearch Group on Community Nutrition and Oxidative Stress, University of the Balearic Islands-IUNICS, Palma de Mallorca, SpainCIBEROBN (Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, SpainHealth Research Institute of Balearic Islands (IdISBa), Palma de Mallorca, SpainResearch Group on Community Nutrition and Oxidative Stress, University of the Balearic Islands-IUNICS, Palma de Mallorca, SpainCIBEROBN (Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, SpainHealth Research Institute of Balearic Islands (IdISBa), Palma de Mallorca, SpainResearch Group on Community Nutrition and Oxidative Stress, University of the Balearic Islands-IUNICS, Palma de Mallorca, SpainCIBEROBN (Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, SpainHealth Research Institute of Balearic Islands (IdISBa), Palma de Mallorca, SpainCentre de Salut Ponent, IBSalut, Andratx, SpainResearch Group on Community Nutrition and Oxidative Stress, University of the Balearic Islands-IUNICS, Palma de Mallorca, SpainCIBEROBN (Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, SpainHealth Research Institute of Balearic Islands (IdISBa), Palma de Mallorca, SpainCentre de Salut Ponent, IBSalut, Andratx, SpainResearch Group on Community Nutrition and Oxidative Stress, University of the Balearic Islands-IUNICS, Palma de Mallorca, SpainCIBEROBN (Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, SpainHealth Research Institute of Balearic Islands (IdISBa), Palma de Mallorca, SpainResearch Group on Community Nutrition and Oxidative Stress, University of the Balearic Islands-IUNICS, Palma de Mallorca, SpainCIBEROBN (Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, SpainHealth Research Institute of Balearic Islands (IdISBa), Palma de Mallorca, SpainBackgroundThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was a global health emergency that significantly affected both the wellbeing of individuals and the global economy.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to evaluate the degree of SARS-CoV-2 involvement, viral load, and immunological response in adults aged 18–65 who performed essential tasks in the municipality of Andratx (Balearic Islands, Spain) compared to those who did not. Additionally, the study examined these factors in children aged 2–18 years from both groups, if there were any.MaterialsBoth groups were monitored between July 2020 and February 2021, in which the degree of involvement, the viral load, and the immunological response to the SARS-CoV-2 were analyzed using questionnaires, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, and ELISA serology tests.ResultsA positive case of RT-PCR test was found in screening the general population. The highest 2019-nCoV(N)-Ig antibody levels in plasma were measured from 1 to 17 February 2021, with the following percentage of positives: 6.8% of essential workers, 9.5% of essential workers’ sons, 7.3% of non-essential workers, and 2.2% of non-essential workers’ sons. However, an increase in levels of anti-SARS-CoV-2 (N) immunoglobulin G (IgG) and anti-SARS-CoV-2 (N) immunoglobulin M (IgM) were produced in session 3, from 9 to 25 November 2020, in both cases in non-essential workers, with a mean of 218.1 ng/mL of anti-SARS-CoV-2 (N) IgG and 31.3 ng/mL of anti-SARS-CoV-2 (N) IgM.ConclusionThe control measures taken to manage the COVID-19 pandemic in the municipality of Andratx, Mallorca, Spain, were effective.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1461436/fullCOVID-19RT-PCR testimmunoglobulin Gimmunoglobulin MSARS-CoV-2 virus
spellingShingle Margalida Monserrat-Mesquida
Margalida Monserrat-Mesquida
Margalida Monserrat-Mesquida
Maria Magdalena Quetglas-Llabrés
Maria Magdalena Quetglas-Llabrés
Maria Magdalena Quetglas-Llabrés
Cristina Bouzas
Cristina Bouzas
Cristina Bouzas
Silvia García
Silvia García
Silvia García
Patricia Font
Emma Argelich
Emma Argelich
Emma Argelich
Teresa Martínez
Antoni Sureda
Antoni Sureda
Antoni Sureda
Josep A. Tur
Josep A. Tur
Josep A. Tur
Effectiveness screening of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in the municipality of Andratx (Balearic Islands, Spain)
Frontiers in Public Health
COVID-19
RT-PCR test
immunoglobulin G
immunoglobulin M
SARS-CoV-2 virus
title Effectiveness screening of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in the municipality of Andratx (Balearic Islands, Spain)
title_full Effectiveness screening of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in the municipality of Andratx (Balearic Islands, Spain)
title_fullStr Effectiveness screening of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in the municipality of Andratx (Balearic Islands, Spain)
title_full_unstemmed Effectiveness screening of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in the municipality of Andratx (Balearic Islands, Spain)
title_short Effectiveness screening of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in the municipality of Andratx (Balearic Islands, Spain)
title_sort effectiveness screening of sars cov 2 covid 19 in the municipality of andratx balearic islands spain
topic COVID-19
RT-PCR test
immunoglobulin G
immunoglobulin M
SARS-CoV-2 virus
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1461436/full
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