Interventions to Disrupt Coronavirus Disease Transmission at a University, Wisconsin, USA, August–October 2020
| Autor: | Geroncio C Fajardo, Katarina M. Grande, Steve Goldstein, Miranda J Delahoy, G. Patrick Kelly, Amanda Kita-Yarbro, Dena Bushman, Sara Mader, Gage K. Moreno, Collin Pitts, Dustin W Currie, Christine M. Lee, Ryan P. Westergaard, Amanda Jovaag, Hannah E Segaloff, Thomas C. Friedrich, Brittany E. Grogan, Carol A Griggs, Allen C. Bateman, Hannah L Kirking, David H. O’Connor, Todd Shechter, Jacqueline E. Tate, Devlin Cole, Katarina M. Braun, Marie E Killerby, Jake Baggott, Brian S. Yandell, Ian W Pray |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Microbiology (medical)
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Universities Epidemiology Psychological intervention University of Wisconsin–Madison Disease COVID-19 testing Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 medicine.disease_cause Disease cluster Disease Outbreaks respiratory infections Wisconsin university Environmental health medicine Humans viruses Coronavirus Wisconsin usa students Transmission (medicine) SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak COVID-19 dormitory United States zoonoses Infectious Diseases Geography coronavirus disease whole-genome sequencing Synopsis Medicine Interventions to Disrupt Coronavirus Disease Transmission at a University Wisconsin USA August–October 2020 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 |
| Zdroj: | Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 27, Iss 11, Pp 2776-2785 (2021) Emerging Infectious Diseases |
| ISSN: | 1080-6059 1080-6040 |
| Popis: | University settings have demonstrated potential for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks; they combine congregate living, substantial social activity, and a young population predisposed to mild illness. Using genomic and epidemiologic data, we describe a COVID-19 outbreak at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. During August-October 2020, a total of 3,485 students, including 856/6,162 students living in dormitories, tested positive. Case counts began rising during move-in week, August 25-31, 2020, then rose rapidly during September 1-11, 2020. The university initiated multiple prevention efforts, including quarantining 2 dormitories; a subsequent decline in cases was observed. Genomic surveillance of cases from Dane County, in which the university is located, did not find evidence of transmission from a large cluster of cases in the 2 quarantined dorms during the outbreak. Coordinated implementation of prevention measures can reduce COVID-19 spread in university settings and may limit spillover to the surrounding community. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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