May 11, 2021

Description of a University COVID-19 Outbreak and Interventions to Disrupt Transmission Wisconsin August – October 2020

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Transmission

Keywords (Tags): colleges, transmission

• [Pre-print, not peer-reviewed] Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 cases from Dane County, Wisconsin did not find evidence of onward community transmission from an outbreak at the University of Wisconsin (UW)-Madison that occurred during the first weeks of school reopening. During the outbreak, a large cluster of cases were identified in two residence halls, after which UW-Madison initiated multiple prevention efforts including quarantining the residence halls. During August to October 2020, a total of 3,485 students tested positive, including 856 of 6,162 students living in residence halls.

Currie et al. (May 10, 2021). Description of a University COVID-19 Outbreak and Interventions to Disrupt Transmission Wisconsin August – October 2020. Pre-print downloaded May 11 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.05.07.21256834