Interventions to Disrupt Coronavirus Disease Transmission at a University, Wisconsin, USA, August–October 2020

Currie, Dustin W.; Moreno, Gage K.; Delahoy, Miranda J.; Pray, Ian W.; Jovaag, Amanda; Braun, Katarina M.; Cole, Devlin; Shechter, Todd; Fajardo, Geroncio C.; Griggs, Carol; Yandell, Brian S.; Goldstein, Steve; Bushman, Dena; Segaloff, Hannah E.; Kelly, G. Patrick; Pitts, Collin; Lee, Christine; Grande, Katarina M.; Kita-Yarbro, Amanda; Grogan, Brittany; Mader, Sara; Baggott, Jake; Bateman, Allen C.; Westergaard, Ryan P.; Tate, Jacqueline E.; Friedrich, Thomas C.; Kirking, Hannah L.; O’Connor, David H.; Killerby, Marie E.

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Interventions to Disrupt Coronavirus Disease Transmission at a University, Wisconsin, USA, August–October 2020

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11 2021
By Currie, Dustin W. ; Moreno, Gage K. ; Delahoy, Miranda J.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2711.211306

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Currie, Dustin W. ; Moreno, Gage K. ; Delahoy, Miranda J. ; Pray, Ian W. ; Jovaag, Amanda ; Braun, Katarina M. ; Cole, Devlin ; Shechter, Todd ; Fajardo, Geroncio C. ; Griggs, Carol ; Yandell, Brian S. ; Goldstein, Steve ; Bushman, Dena ; Segaloff, Hannah E. ; Kelly, G. Patrick ; Pitts, Collin ; Lee, Christine ; Grande, Katarina M. ; Kita-Yarbro, Amanda ; Grogan, Brittany ; Mader, Sara ; Baggott, Jake ; Bateman, Allen C. ; Westergaard, Ryan P. ; Tate, Jacqueline E. ; Friedrich, Thomas C. ; Kirking, Hannah L. ; O’Connor, David H. ; Killerby, Marie E.
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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.
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Emerg Infect Dis. 27(11):2776-2785
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34586058
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC8544969
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Journal Article
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T15 LM007359/LM/NLM NIH HHSUnited States/
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Wisconsin
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27
Issue:

11
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/111448/cdc_111448_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 2.48 MB]
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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