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Alternative Title:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
Personal Author:
Mosites, Emily ; Parker, Erin M. ; Clarke, Kristie E. N. ; Gaeta, Jessie M. ; Baggett, Travis P. ; ... More +
Mosites, Emily ; Parker, Erin M. ; Clarke, Kristie E. N. ; Gaeta, Jessie M. ; Baggett, Travis P. ; Imbert, Elizabeth ; Sankaran, Madeline ; Scarborough, Ashley ; Huster, Karin ; Hanson, Matt ; Gonzales, Elysia ; Rauch, Jody ; Page, Libby ; McMichael, Temet M. ; Keating, Ryan ; Marx, Grace E. ; Andrews, Tom ; Schmit, Kristine ; Morris, Sapna Bamrah ; Dowling, Nicole F. ; Peacock, Georgina ; Buff, Ann ; Jamison, Calla ; Marcus, Ruthanne ; Rao, Carol Y. ; Self, Julie L. ; Tobolowsky, Farrell ; Williams, Samantha ; Kay, Meagan ; Bobba, Naveena ; Cohen, Stephanie ; Fuchs, Jonathan ; Nguyen, Trang ; Stoltey, Julie Less -
Corporate Authors:
COVID-19 Homelessness Team
Description:
In the United States, approximately 1.4 million persons access emergency shelter or transitional housing each year (1). These settings can pose risks for communicable disease spread. In late March and early April 2020, public health teams responded to clusters (two or more cases in the preceding 2 weeks) of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in residents and staff members from five homeless shelters in Boston, Massachusetts (one shelter); San Francisco, California (one); and Seattle, Washington (three). The investigations were performed in coordination with academic partners, health care providers, and homeless service providers. Investigations included reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction testing at commercial and public health laboratories for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, over approximately 1-2 weeks for residents and staff members at the five shelters. During the same period, the team in Seattle, Washington, also tested residents and staff members at 12 shelters where a single case in each had been identified. In Atlanta, Georgia, a team proactively tested residents and staff members at two shelters with no known COVID-19 cases in the preceding 2 weeks. In each city, the objective was to test all shelter residents and staff members at each assessed facility, irrespective of symptoms. Persons who tested positive were transported to hospitals or predesignated community isolation areas.
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Betacoronavirus Cities Coronavirus Infections COVID-19 Housing Humans Ill-Housed Persons Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral Prevalence
Source:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 69(17):521-522
Pubmed ID:
32352957
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC7206983
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Atlanta, GA ; Boston, MA ; San Francisco, CA ; Washington, DC
Atlanta, GA ; Boston, MA ; San Francisco, CA ; Washington, DC Less -
Collection(s):
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:cc9430074b2e3e19553a782e8c808f7d63e37a8164def90f8e37f6019f25d6d1
Download URL:
https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/88134/cdc_88134_DS1.pdf
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