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seroprevalence

(SEER-oh-PREH-vih-lents)

The percentage of people in a population who have proteins called antibodies in their blood that show they have been exposed to a virus or other infectious agent. For example, studying the seroprevalence of antibodies to a specific virus can show how many people have been infected with that virus.

seroprevalence

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