학술논문
Interventions to Disrupt Coronavirus Disease Transmission at a University, Wisconsin, USA, August-October 2020.
Document Type
Article
Author
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
Source
Subject
*COVID-19
*INFECTIOUS disease transmission
*COVID-19 pandemic
*RESEARCH funding
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Language
ISSN
1080-6040
Abstract
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]