Containment of a multi-index B.1.1.7 outbreak on a university campus through a genomically-informed public health response

Abstract The first cluster of SARS-CoV-2 cases with lineage B.1.1.7 in the state of Michigan was identified through intensive university-led surveillance sampling and targeted sequencing. A collaborative investigation and response was conducted by the local and state health departments, and the campus and athletic medicine COVID-19 response teams, using S-gene target failure screening and rapid genomic sequencing to inform containment strategies. A total of 50 cases of B.1.1.7-lineage SARS-CoV-2 were identified in this outbreak, which was due to three coincident introductions of B.1.1.7-lineage SARS-CoV-2, all of which were genetically distinct from lineages which later circulated in the broader community. This investigation demonstrates the successful implementation of a genomically-informed outbreak response which can be extended to university campuses and other settings at high risk for rapid emergence of new variants..

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Preprint

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

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2022

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bioRxiv.org - (2022) vom: 08. Jan. Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2022

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Martin, Emily T. [VerfasserIn]
Lauring, Adam S. [VerfasserIn]
Montgomery, JoLynn P. [VerfasserIn]
Valesano, Andrew L. [VerfasserIn]
Eisenberg, Marisa C. [VerfasserIn]
Sheen, Danielle [VerfasserIn]
Nord, Jennifer [VerfasserIn]
Ernst, Robert D. [VerfasserIn]
Mortenson, Lindsey Y. [VerfasserIn]
Valdez, Riccardo [VerfasserIn]
Niknafs, Yashar [VerfasserIn]
Conway, Darryl [VerfasserIn]
Rifat, Sami F. [VerfasserIn]
Bagdasarian, Natasha [VerfasserIn]
Lyon-Callo, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
Collins, Jim [VerfasserIn]
Blankenship, Heather [VerfasserIn]
Soehnlen, Marty [VerfasserIn]
Marquez, Juan [VerfasserIn]

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10.1101/2022.01.04.22268758

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XBI033355789