SARS-CoV-2 surveillance and outbreak response on an urban American college campus.

Autor:	Towers SA; Department of Epidemiology, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA., Gemechu NB; Office of the Dean, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA., Nagaraj NC; Department of Prevention and Community Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA., Landry MM; Office of the Dean, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA., Beane P; Office of the Dean, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA., Sardon GA Jr; Office of the Dean, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA., Weiss EC; Office of the Dean, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA., Liu CM; Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA., Park DE; Department of Epidemiology, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA., Aziz M; Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA., Goldman LR; Office of the Dean, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.; Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA., Vyas AN; Department of Prevention and Community Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA., McDonnell KA; Department of Prevention and Community Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA., Castel AD; Department of Epidemiology, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of American college health : J of ACH [J Am Coll Health] 2024 Jan; Vol. 72 (1), pp. 319-327. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Mar 08.
DOI:	10.1080/07448481.2022.2034834
Abstrakt:	Objective: The George Washington University (GW) in Washington, D.C., USA established the Public Health Laboratory and Campus COVID-19 Support Team (CCST) to develop and implement its SARS-CoV-2 surveillance testing and outbreak response for the 2020-2021 academic year. Participants and Methods: Approximately 4,000 GW members had access to campus for living accommodations, limited in-person instruction, athletics, research, and university operations. The outbreak response included daily risk assessment surveys, weekly surveillance testing, symptomatic and voluntary testing, case investigation, and contact tracing. Results: Between August 17 - November 24, 2020, 42,350 SARS-CoV-2 PCR tests were performed, and 194 (0.46%) of tests were positive. Surveillance testing identified 59 (30.4%); voluntary testing 97 (50%); and symptomatic testing 30 (15.5%) of the cases, respectively. Conclusions: Robust testing of asymptomatic people and rapid isolation and quarantine of members who are exposed or infected effectively limited the spread of SARS-CoV-2 during the Fall 2020 semester.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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