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  • Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in sport clubs in 2021, Tehran, Iran
  • Saeed Motlaghzadeh,1 Arash Letafati,2,* Kiana Navi,3 Fatemeh Azad Bakht,4 Atefeh Jokar,5 Paniz Rahimi,6
    1. Department of Virology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    2. Department Of Virology, School of public health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    3. Department of Biochemistry, faculty of basic sciences, school of basic sciences, islamic azad university, Tehran Medical Branch, iran
    4. Department of Medical Laboratory, school of Paramedicin, Borujerd university, iran
    5. Bachelors degree agriculture biotechnology, jahrom university, iran
    6. Department of molecular cell biology, faculty of basic sciences, islamic azad university, kermanshah, iran


  • Introduction: Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) are a major cause of infection and sometimes lead to death. These infections may have a viral or bacterial source. In December 2019, a new type of coronavirus was identified. The first people to catch the virus were reported from Wuhan, China. The virus disease is called COVID-19. The spread of the virus was so rapid that it was declared a pandemic disease. Following the widespread outbreak of COVID-19, Sports clubs were one of the first places to be closed for decreasing morbidity rates. In this research, we examine the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 among athletes with mild respiratory symptoms.
  • Methods: This study evaluated the possible existence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in 124 throat and nasal swab samples using Real-time PCR. All samples were collected from patients with respiratory symptoms in sport clubs, Tehran, Iran.
  • Results: From 124 people selected as the study sample, 11 samples (8.87%) tested positive using Real-time PCR. The results of the sample testify to the positive effect of sports clubs on the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2.
  • Conclusion: This study was performed to Investigate the risk of transmission in society among symptomatic athletes. Our study showed that SARS-CoV-2 can spread easily in society by this group of patients and all sport clubs should measure PCR negative results mandatory for entry into these sports clubs.
  • Keywords: Respiratory Tract Infection, SARS-CoV-2, ARIs, Prevalence, COVID-19