Prevalence and functional profile of SARS-CoV-2 T cells in asymptomatic Kenyan adults

• Main Authors: Samandari, Taraz, Ongalo, Joshua B., McCarthy, Kimberly D., Biegon, Richard K., Madiega, Philister A., Mithika, Anne, Orinda, Joseph, Mboya, Grace M., Mwaura, Patrick, Anzala, Omu, Onyango, Clayton, Oluoch, Fredrick O., Osoro, Eric, Dutertre, Charles-Antoine, Tan, Nicole, Hang, Shou Kit, Hariharaputran, Smrithi, Lye, David C., Herman-Roloff, Amy, Le Bert, Nina, Bertoletti, Antonio
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Asymptomatic Coronavirus Disease 2019; Kenyan
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/171681
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: SARS-CoV-2 infection in Africa has been characterized by a less severe disease profile than what has been observed elsewhere, but the profile of SARS-CoV-2-specific adaptive immunity in these mainly asymptomatic patients has not, to our knowledge, been analyzed. Methods: We collected blo...