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seroprevalence

[-prev′ələns]

the overall occurrence of a disease within a defined population at one time, as measured by blood tests. An example is human immunodeficiency virus seroprevalence.

seroprevalence

Immunology The proportion of a population that is seropositive–ie, has been exposed to a particular pathogen or immunogen; the seropositivity of a population is calculated as the number of individuals who produce a particular antibody divided by the total population

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