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ArticleJournal of public health (Oxford, England)2023

Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 among recruits in a US Army training environment: a brief report.

Shilpa Hakre, Irina Maljkovic-Berry, Jun Hang, Matthew A Conte, Adam R Pollio, Christian K Fung, Jaykumar Gandhi, Sheila A Peel, Grace M Lidl, Mark E Huhtanen and 5 more

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Article in Journal of public health (Oxford, England), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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15 authors.

Shilpa HakreEmerging Infectious Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7314-4545
Irina Maljkovic-BerryViral Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, USA.
Jun HangViral Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, USA.
Matthew A ConteViral Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, USA.
Adam R PollioViral Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, USA.
Christian K FungViral Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, USA.
Jaykumar GandhiViral Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, USA.
Sheila A PeelDiagnostics and Countermeasures Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, USA.
Grace M LidlViral Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, USA.
Mark E HuhtanenMoncrief Army Health Clinic, Fort Jackson, Columbia, SC, USA.
Tara L HallMoncrief Army Health Clinic, Fort Jackson, Columbia, SC, USA.
Kayvon ModjarradEmerging Infectious Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, USA.
Heather L FribergViral Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, USA.
Robert J O'ConnellWalter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, USA.
Paul T ScottEmerging Infectious Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn 2020, preventive measures were implemented to mitigate the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) among 600-700 recruits arriving weekly at a basic combat training (BCT) facility in the southern United States. Trainees were sorted into companies and platoons (cocoons) at arrival, tested, quarantined for 14 days with daily temperature and respiratory-symptom monitoring and retested before release into larger groups for training where symptomatic testing was conducted. Nonpharmaceutical measures, such as masking, and social distancing, were maintained throughout quarantine and BCT. We assessed for SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the quarantine milieu.

methodsNasopharyngeal (NP) swabs were collected at arrival and at the end of quarantine and blood specimens at both timepoints and at the end of BCT. Epidemiological characteristics were analyzed for transmission clusters identified from whole-genome sequencing of NP samples.

resultsAmong 1403 trainees enrolled from 25 August to 7 October 2020, epidemiological analysis identified three transmission clusters (n = 20 SARS-CoV-2 genomes) during quarantine, which spanned five different cocoons. However, SARS-CoV-2 incidence decreased from 2.7% during quarantine to 1.5% at the end of BCT; prevalence at arrival was 3.3%.

conclusionsThese findings suggest layered SARS-CoV-2 mitigation measures implemented during quarantine minimized the risk of further transmission in BCT.

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COVID-19Military PersonnelCOVID-19 TestingHumansQuarantineSARS-CoV-2United StatesCOVID-19nonpharmaceutical interventionspublic health

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PMCPMC10470341

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