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Preventing and Mitigating SARS-CoV-2 Transmission — Four Overnight Camps, Maine, June–August 2020
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September 04 2020
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Source: MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 69(35):1216-1220
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Journal Article:Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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Description:The World Health Organization declared coronaVirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a pandemic on March 11, 2020.* Shortly thereafter, closures of 124,000 U.S. public and private schools affected at least 55.1 million students through the end of the 2019-20 school year.| During the summer of 2020, approximately 82% of 8,947 U.S. overnight camps did not operate.| In Maine, only approximately 20% of 100 overnight camps opened.| An overnight camp in Georgia recently reported SARS-CoV-2, the Virus that causes COVID-19, Transmission among campers and staff members when nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) were not strictly followed (1); however, NPIs have been successfully used to mitigate SARS-CoV-2 Transmission among military basic trainees (2). During June-August 2020, four overnight camps in Maine implemented several NPIs to prevent and mitigate the Transmission of SARS-CoV-2, including prearrival quarantine, pre- and postarrival tTesting and symptom screening, cohorting, use of face coverings, physical distancing, enhanced hygiene measures, cleaning and disinfecting, and maximal outdoor programming. During the camp sessions, tTesting and symptom screening enabled early and rapid identification and isolation of attendees with COVID-19. Among the 1,022 attendees (staff members and campers) from 41 states, one territory, and six international locations, 1,010 were tested before arrival; 12 attendees who had completed a period of isolation after receiving a Diagnosis of COVID-19 2 months before arrival were not tested. Four (0.4%) asymptomatic attendees received positive SARS-CoV-2 test results before arrival; these persons delayed their arrival, completed 10 days of isolation at home, remained asymptomatic, and did not receive any further tTesting before arrival or for the duration of camp attendance. Approximately 1 week after camp arrival, all 1,006 attendees without a previous Diagnosis of COVID-19 were tested, and three asymptomatic cases were identified. Following isolation of these persons and quarantine of their contacts, no secondary Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 occurred. These findings can inform similar multilayered public health strategies to prevent and mitigate the introduction and Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 among children, adolescents, and adults in congregate settings, such as overnight camps, residential schools, and colleges.
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ISSN:0149-2195 (print);1545-861X (digital);
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Pubmed ID:32881850
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC7470465
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Pages in Document:5 pdf pages
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Volume:69
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Issue:35
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