ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2021
SARS-CoV-2 Epidemiology on a Public University Campus in Washington State.
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- Containment of a Multi-index B.1.1.7 Outbreak on a University Campus Through a Genomically Informed Public Health Response.Open forum infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Investigating Symptom Duration Using Current Status Data: A Case Study of Postacute COVID-19 Syndrome.Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2025Article
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- Risk of Subsequent Respiratory Virus Detection After Primary Virus Detection in a Community Household Study-King County, Washington, 2019-2021.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Tiny swabs: nasal swabs integrated into tube caps facilitate large-scale self-collected SARS-CoV-2 testing.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2024Article
- Investigating the rise of Omicron variant through genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 infections in a highly vaccinated university population.Microbial genomics · 2024Article
- Retrospective, Observational Studies for Estimating Vaccine Effects on the Secondary Attack Rate of SARS-CoV-2.American journal of epidemiology · 2023Observational
- Genomic surveillance identifies potential risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 transmission at a mid-sized university in a small rural town.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Asymptomatic surveillance testing for COVID-19 in health care professional students: lessons learned from a low prevalence setting.Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2023Article
- A Qualitative Evaluation of the Barriers and Enablers for Implementation of an Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Testing Service at the University of Nottingham: A Multi-Site Higher Education Setting in England.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants on a university campus.Nature communications · 2022Article
- Genomic Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in a University Community: Insights Into Tracking Variants, Transmission, and Spread of Gamma (P.1) Variant.Open forum infectious diseases · 2022Article
- SwabExpress: An End-to-End Protocol for Extraction-Free COVID-19 Testing.Clinical chemistry · 2021Article
- SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Surveillance Reveals Little Spread From a Large University Campus to the Surrounding Community.Open forum infectious diseases · 2021Article
- SwabExpress: An end-to-end protocol for extraction-free COVID-19 testing.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundWe aimed to evaluate a testing program to facilitate control of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission at a large university and measure spread in the university community using viral genome sequencing.
methodsOur prospective longitudinal study used remote contactless enrollment, daily mobile symptom and exposure tracking, and self-swab sample collection. Individuals were tested if the participant was exposed to a known SARS-CoV-2-infected person, developed new symptoms, or reported high-risk behavior (such as attending an indoor gathering without masking or social distancing), if a member of a group experiencing an outbreak, or at enrollment. Study participants included students, staff, and faculty at an urban public university during the Autumn quarter of 2020.
resultsWe enrolled 16 476 individuals, performed 29 783 SARS-CoV-2 tests, and detected 236 infections. Seventy-five percent of positive cases reported at least 1 of the following: symptoms (60.8%), exposure (34.7%), or high-risk behaviors (21.5%). Greek community affiliation was the strongest risk factor for testing positive, and molecular epidemiology results suggest that specific large gatherings were responsible for several outbreaks.
conclusionsA testing program focused on individuals with symptoms and unvaccinated persons who participate in large campus gatherings may be effective as part of a comprehensive university-wide mitigation strategy to control the spread of SARS-CoV-2.
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