High rates of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnant Ugandan women and association with stunting in infancy

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Jacobson Karen B.ORCID,Röltgen KatharinaORCID,Lam BrandonORCID,Nayebare Patience,Kakuru AbelORCID,Kizza Jimmy,Aguti Miriam,Nankya Felistas,Briggs JessicaORCID,Takahashi SakiORCID,Greenhouse BryanORCID,Rodriguez-Barraquer IsabelORCID,Ploeg Kattria van derORCID,Wohlstadter Jacob N.,Sigal George B.ORCID,Roh Michelle EORCID,Nankabirwa Joaniter I.ORCID,Cuu Gloria,Gaw Stephanie L.ORCID,Rosenthal Philip J.ORCID,Kamya Moses R.ORCID,Ssewanyana IsaacORCID,Dorsey GrantORCID,Boyd Scott D.,Jagannathan PrasannaORCID

Abstract

AbstractBackgroundSARS-CoV-2 has been well studied in resource-rich areas but many questions remain about effects of infection in African populations, particularly in vulnerable groups such as pregnant women.MethodsWe describe SARS-CoV-2 immunoglobulin (Ig) G and IgM antibody responses and clinical outcomes in mother-infant dyads enrolled in malaria chemoprevention trials in Uganda.ResultsFrom December 2020 to February 2022, among 400 unvaccinated pregnant women, serologic assessments revealed that 128 (32%) were seronegative for anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG and IgM at enrollment and delivery, 80 (20%) were infected either prior to or early in pregnancy, and 192 (48%) were infected or re-infected with SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy. We observed preferential binding of plasma IgG to Wuhan-Hu-1-like antigens in individuals seroconverting up to early 2021, and to Delta variant antigens in a subset of individuals in mid-2021. Breadth of IgG binding to all variants improved over time. No participants experienced severe respiratory illness during the study. SARS-CoV-2 infection in early pregnancy was associated with lower median length-for-age Z-score at age 3 months compared with no infection or late pregnancy infection (- 1.54 versus −0.37 and −0.51, p=0.009).ConclusionPregnant Ugandan women experienced high levels of SARS-CoV-2 infection without severe respiratory illness. Variant-specific serology testing demonstrated evidence of antibody affinity maturation at the population level. Early gestational SARS-CoV-2 infection was associated with shorter stature in early infancy.FundingThis work was supported by: Stanford MCHRI/Stephen Bechtel Endowed Fellowship in Pediatric Translational Medicine (KJ), Swiss National Science Foundation PRIMA grant PR00P3_208580 (KR), the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and NIAID (T32-AI052073, U01- AI141308, U01-AI155325).

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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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