ArticleScientific reports2022
Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in a university outbreak setting and implications for public health planning.
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- Review
- Genome Sequencing in Infectious Disease Outbreaks.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026Review
- Whole genome sequencing to study SARS-CoV-2 transmission between university students and the surrounding community in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2020-2021.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2026Article
- Whole Genome Sequencing to Study SARS-CoV-2 Transmission between University Students and the Surrounding Community in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2020-2021.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Use of integrated genomic surveillance by local public health authorities: Recommendations based on a mixed-methods study of current adoption, applications and success factors, Germany, 2023.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2025Article
- Navigating Novel Viral Challenges: Understanding, Tracking, and Mitigating Emerging Threats.Microorganisms · 2024Article
- Investigating the rise of Omicron variant through genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 infections in a highly vaccinated university population.Microbial genomics · 2024Article
- Genomic surveillance identifies SARS-CoV-2 transmission patterns in local university populations, Wisconsin, USA, 2020-2022.Microbial genomics · 2023Article
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Abstract
Whole genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 has occurred at an unprecedented scale, and can be exploited for characterising outbreak risks at the fine-scale needed to inform control strategies. One setting at continued risk of COVID-19 outbreaks are higher education institutions, associated with student movements at the start of term, close living conditions within residential halls, and high social contact rates. Here we analysed SARS-CoV-2 whole genome sequences in combination with epidemiological data to investigate a large cluster of student cases associated with University of Glasgow accommodation in autumn 2020, Scotland. We identified 519 student cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection associated with this large cluster through contact tracing data, with 30% sequencing coverage for further analysis. We estimated at least 11 independent introductions of SARS-CoV-2 into the student population, with four comprising the majority of detected cases and consistent with separate outbreaks. These four outbreaks were curtailed within a week following implementation of control measures. The impact of student infections on the local community was short-term despite an underlying increase in community infections. Our study highlights the need for context-specific information in the formation of public health policy for higher educational settings.
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