What to know
This case study from Minnesota provides insight into two separate outbreaks at long-term care settings, and how sequencing helped clarify the pattern of transmission in these settings.
Overview
Presenter: Nicholas Lehnertz, MD MPH MHS | Physician and Epidemiologist, Minnesota Department of Health
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You can read more about this work: Serial testing for SARS-CoV-2 and virus whole-genome sequencing
Additional Resources
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- Genomic epidemiology and transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 in congregate healthcare facilities in Santa Clara County, California. MacCannell, et al. Clin Infect Dis, 2021.
- Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 among healthcare workers and patients in a teaching hospital in the Netherlands confirmed by whole-genome sequencing. Paltansing, et al. J Hosp Infect, 2021.
- SARS-CoV-2 genomic variation in space and time in hospitalized patients in Philadelphia. Everett, et al. mBio, 2021.
- Viral sequencing reveals US healthcare personnel rarely become infected with SARS-CoV-2 through patient contact. Braun, et al. Clin Infect Dis, 2021.
- COVID-19 outbreak associated with a SARS-CoV-2 R.1 lineage variant in a skilled nursing facility after vaccination program — Kentucky, March 2021. Cavanaugh, et al. MMWR, 2021.
- COVID-19 vaccine impact on rates of SARS-CoV-2 cases and post vaccination strain sequences among healthcare workers at an urban academic medical center: a prospective cohort study. Bouton, et al. medRxiv, 2021.