17 results on '"Donovan, Catherine V."'
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2. COVID-19 Contact Tracing in Two Counties — North Carolina, June–July 2020
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Contact Tracing Assessment Team, Lash, R. Ryan, Donovan, Catherine V., Fleischauer, Aaron T., Moore, Zack S., Harris, Gibbie, Hayes, Susan, Sullivan, Meg, Wilburn, April, Ong, Jonathan, Wright, Dana, Washington, Raynard, Pulliam, Amy, Byers, Brittany, McLaughlin, Heather P., Dirlikov, Emilio, Rose, Dale A., Walke, Henry T., Honein, Margaret A., Moonan, Patrick K., and Oeltmann, John E.
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- 2020
3. Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak Associated With a Hot Tub Display at the North Carolina Mountain State Fair, September 2019.
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Donovan, Catherine V., MacFarquhar, Jennifer K., Wilson, Erica, Sredl, Megan, Tanz, Lauren J., Mullendore, Jennifer, Fleischauer, Aaron, Smith, Jessica C., Lucas, Claressa, Kunz, Jasen, and Moore, Zack
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CONFIDENCE intervals , *CROWDS , *MULTIVARIATE analysis , *CASE-control method , *BATHS , *AQUATIC microbiology , *LEGIONNAIRES' disease , *EPIDEMICS , *HOSPITAL care , *POLYMERASE chain reaction , *LOGISTIC regression analysis , *ODDS ratio , *COLLECTION & preservation of biological specimens , *ENVIRONMENTAL exposure - Abstract
Objectives: On September 23, 2019, the North Carolina Division of Public Health identified a legionellosis increase in western North Carolina; most patients had recently attended the North Carolina Mountain State Fair. We conducted a source investigation. Methods: Cases were fair attendees with laboratory-confirmed legionellosis and symptom onset within 2 to 14 days (Legionnaires' disease) or ≤3 days (Pontiac fever). We conducted a case-control study matching cases to non-ill fair attendees as control participants and an environmental investigation, and we performed laboratory testing (Legionella bacteria culture and polymerase chain reaction) of 27 environmental samples from fairgrounds and hot tubs and 14 specimens from case patients. We used multivariable unconditional logistic regression models to calculate adjusted odds ratios for potential Legionella exposure sources and risk factors. Results: Of 136 people identified with fair-associated legionellosis, 98 (72%) were hospitalized and 4 (3%) died. Case patients were more likely than control participants to report walking by hot tub displays (adjusted odds ratio = 10.0; 95% CI, 4.2-24.1). Complete hot tub water treatment records were not kept, precluding evaluation of water maintenance conducted on display hot tubs. Legionella pneumophila sequence types (STs) were consistent among 10 typed clinical specimens (ST224) but distinct from the only positive environmental sample from the fair (ST7 and ST8). Conclusions: Hot tub displays were identified as the most likely outbreak source, making this the largest hot tub–associated Legionnaires' disease outbreak worldwide. Following the investigation, the North Carolina Division of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released guidance on mitigating risk of Legionella exposure from hot tub displays. Results highlight the importance of properly maintaining equipment that aerosolizes water, including hot tubs intended for display purposes only. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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4. SARS-CoV-2 Incidence in K-12 School Districts with Mask-Required Versus Mask-Optional Policies--Arkansas, August-October 2021
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Donovan, Catherine V., Rose, Charles, Lewis, Kanna N., Vang, Kristyn, Stanley, Nichole, Motley, Michael, Brown, Clare C., Gray, Franklin John, Jr., Thompson, Joseph W., Amick, Benjamin C., III, Williams, Mark L., Thomas, Ebony, Neatherlin, John, Zohoori, Namvar, Porter, Austin, and Cim, Mike
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School districts -- Reports ,Health - Abstract
On March 8, 2022 this report was posted as an MMWR Early Release on the MMWR website (https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr). Masks are effective at limiting transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes [...]
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- 2022
5. SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant Infection in 10 Persons Within 90 Days of Previous SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant Infection--Four States, October 2021-January 2022
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Roskosky, Mellisa, Borah, Brian F., DeJonge, Peter M., Donovan, Catherine V., Blevins, Lynn Zanardi, Lafferty, Allison G., Pringle, Julia C., Kelso, Patsy, Temte, Jonathan L., Temte, Emily, Barlow, Shari, Goss, Maureen, Uzicanin, Amra, Bateman, Allen, Florek, Kelsey, Kawakami, Vance, Lewis, James, Loughran, Julie, Pogosjans, Sargis, Kay, Meagan, Duchin, Jeff, Lunn, Stephanie, Schnitzler, Hannah, Arora, Shivani, Tate, Jacqueline, Ricaldi, Jessica, and Kirking, Hannah
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Vaccination -- Health aspects ,Infection -- Health aspects ,RNA -- Health aspects ,Health - Abstract
Vaccination protects against infection with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) and related hospitalizations (1,2), and surviving a previous infection protects against B.1.1.7 (Alpha) and B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant reinfections'! (2). [...]
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- 2022
6. Notes from the Field: SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant Infection in 10 Persons Within 90 Days of Previous SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant Infection — Four States, October 2021–January 2022
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Roskosky, Mellisa, primary, Borah, Brian F., additional, DeJonge, Peter M., additional, Donovan, Catherine V., additional, Blevins, Lynn Zanardi, additional, Lafferty, Allison G., additional, Pringle, Julia C., additional, Kelso, Patsy, additional, Temte, Jonathan L., additional, Temte, Emily, additional, Barlow, Shari, additional, Goss, Maureen, additional, Uzicanin, Amra, additional, Bateman, Allen, additional, Florek, Kelsey, additional, Kawakami, Vance, additional, Lewis, James, additional, Loughran, Julie, additional, Pogosjans, Sargis, additional, Kay, Meagan, additional, Duchin, Jeff, additional, Lunn, Stephanie, additional, Schnitzler, Hannah, additional, Arora, Shivani, additional, Tate, Jacqueline, additional, Ricaldi, Jessica, additional, and Kirking, Hannah, additional
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- 2022
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7. COVID-19 Contact Tracing in Two Counties — North Carolina, June–July 2020
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Lash, R. Ryan, Donovan, Catherine V., Fleischauer, Aaron T., Moore, Zack S., Harris, Gibbie, Hayes, Susan, Sullivan, Meg, Wilburn, April, Ong, Jonathan, Wright, Dana, Washington, Raynard, Pulliam, Amy, Byers, Brittany, McLaughlin, Heather P., Dirlikov, Emilio, Rose, Dale A., Walke, Henry T., Honein, Margaret A., Moonan, Patrick K., Oeltmann, John E., Griffing, Sean, Williams, Tanya, Luna-Pinto, Carolina, Romaguera, Raul, Thorpe, Phoebe, Villanueva, Julie, Bernstein, Kyle, Woodruff, Rachel, McFarlane, Mary, Pevzner, Eric, Cressman, Andrew, Carolina, North, Mobley, Victoria, and Samoff, Erika
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Health (social science) ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Epidemiology ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ,Pneumonia, Viral ,01 natural sciences ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Health Information Management ,Pandemic ,North Carolina ,Medicine ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Full Report ,0101 mathematics ,Pandemics ,Community engagement ,business.industry ,Incidence (epidemiology) ,Incidence ,010102 general mathematics ,COVID-19 ,General Medicine ,Specimen collection ,Contact Tracing ,business ,Coronavirus Infections ,Contact tracing ,Demography ,Health department - Abstract
Contact tracing is a strategy implemented to minimize the spread of communicable diseases (1,2). Prompt contact tracing, testing, and self-quarantine can reduce the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (3,4). Community engagement is important to encourage participation in and cooperation with SARS-CoV-2 contact tracing (5). Substantial investments have been made to scale up contact tracing for COVID-19 in the United States. During June 1-July 12, 2020, the incidence of COVID-19 cases in North Carolina increased 183%, from seven to 19 per 100,000 persons per day* (6). To assess local COVID-19 contact tracing implementation, data from two counties in North Carolina were analyzed during a period of high incidence. Health department staff members investigated 5,514 (77%) persons with COVID-19 in Mecklenburg County and 584 (99%) in Randolph Counties. No contacts were reported for 48% of cases in Mecklenburg and for 35% in Randolph. Among contacts provided, 25% in Mecklenburg and 48% in Randolph could not be reached by telephone and were classified as nonresponsive after at least one attempt on 3 consecutive days of failed attempts. The median interval from specimen collection from the index patient to notification of identified contacts was 6 days in both counties. Despite aggressive efforts by health department staff members to perform case investigations and contact tracing, many persons with COVID-19 did not report contacts, and many contacts were not reached. These findings indicate that improved timeliness of contact tracing, community engagement, and increased use of community-wide mitigation are needed to interrupt SARS-CoV-2 transmission.
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- 2020
8. Test-to-Stay Implementation in 4 Pre-K-12 School Districts.
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Lammie, Samantha L., Ford, Laura, Swanson, Megan, Guinn, Angie S., Kamitani, Emiko, van Zyl, André, Rose, Charles E., Marynak, Kristy, Shields, Jamila, Donovan, Catherine V., Holman, Emily J., Mark-Carew, Miguella, Welton, Michael, Thomas, Ebony S., and Neatherlin, John C.
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- 2022
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9. An Examination of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Based on Classroom Distancing in Schools With Other Preventive Measures in Place—Missouri, January–March 2021.
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Donovan, Catherine V., Worrell, Mary Claire, Steinberg, Jonathan, Montgomery, Brock K., Young, Randall, Richardson, Gabriele, Dawson, Patrick, Dinh, Thu Ha, Botkin, Natalie, Fitzpatrick, Tammy, Fields, Amanda, Rains, Catherine M., Fritz, Stephanie, Malone, Sara, Tong, Suxiang, Mooney, Jon, Newland, Jason G., Barrios, Lisa C., Neatherlin, John C., and Salzer, Johanna S.
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PREVENTION of infectious disease transmission , *SCHOOL environment , *COVID-19 , *SEQUENCE analysis , *GENETIC mutation , *PREVENTIVE health services , *SCHOOLS , *GENOMES , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *SOCIAL distancing , *CONTACT tracing , *DATA analysis software , *VENTILATION - Abstract
Objectives: Classroom layout plays a central role in maintaining physical distancing as part of a multicomponent prevention strategy for safe in-person learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted a school investigation to assess layouts and physical distancing in classroom settings with and without in-school SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Methods: We assessed, measured, and mapped 90 K-12 (kindergarten through grade 12) classrooms in 3 Missouri public school districts during January–March 2021, prior to widespread prevalence of the Delta variant; distances between students, teachers, and people with COVID-19 and their contacts were analyzed. We used whole-genome sequencing to further evaluate potential transmission events. Results: The investigation evaluated the classrooms of 34 students and staff members who were potentially infectious with COVID-19 in a classroom. Of 42 close contacts (15 tested) who sat within 3 ft of possibly infectious people, 1 (2%) probable transmission event occurred (from a symptomatic student with a longer exposure period [5 days]); of 122 contacts (23 tested) who sat more than 3 ft away from possibly infectious people with shorter exposure periods, no transmission events occurred. Conclusions: Reduced student physical distancing is one component of mitigation strategies that can allow for increased classroom capacity and support in-person learning. In the pre–Delta variant period, limited physical distancing (<6 ft) among students in K-12 schools was not associated with increased SARS-CoV-2 transmission. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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10. Association of Malnutrition with Subsequent Malaria Parasitemia among Children Younger than Three years in Kenya: A Secondary Data Analysis of the Asembo Bay Cohort Study
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Donovan, Catherine V., primary, McElroy, Peter, additional, Adair, Linda, additional, Pence, Brian W., additional, Oloo, Aggrey James, additional, Lal, Altaf, additional, Bloland, Peter, additional, Nahlen, Bernard, additional, Juliano, Jonathan J., additional, and Meshnick, Steven, additional
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- 2021
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11. Changes in public health preparedness services provided to local health departments by regional offices in North Carolina: a comparison of two cross-sectional studies
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Donovan, Catherine V, primary, Markiewicz, Milissa, additional, and Horney, Jennifer A, additional
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- 2014
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12. Controlling for age in studies on coronary heart disease risk
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Donovan, Catherine V, primary
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- 2011
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13. A Community-Based Study of Factors Associated with Continuing Transmission of Lymphatic Filariasis in Leogane, Haiti
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Boyd, Alexis, primary, Won, Kimberly Y., additional, McClintock, Shannon K., additional, Donovan, Catherine V., additional, Laney, Sandra J., additional, Williams, Steven A., additional, Pilotte, Nils, additional, Streit, Thomas G., additional, Beau de Rochars, Madsen V. E., additional, and Lammie, Patrick J., additional
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- 2010
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14. COVID-19 Case Investigation and Contact Tracing in the US, 2020.
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Lash, R. Ryan, Moonan, Patrick K., Byers, Brittany L., Bonacci, Robert A., Bonner, Kimberly E., Donahue, Matthew, Donovan, Catherine V., Grome, Heather N., Janssen, Julia M., Magleby, Reed, McLaughlin, Heather P., Miller, James S., Pratt, Caroline Q., Steinberg, Jonathan, Varela, Kate, Anschuetz, Greta L., Cieslak, Paul R., Fialkowski, Veronica, Fleischauer, Aaron T., and Goddard, Clay
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- 2021
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15. SARS-CoV-2 Incidence in K-12 School Districts with Mask-Required Versus Mask-Optional Policies - Arkansas, August-October 2021.
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Donovan CV, Rose C, Lewis KN, Vang K, Stanley N, Motley M, Brown CC, Gray FJ Jr, Thompson JW, Amick BC 3rd, Williams ML, Thomas E, Neatherlin J, Zohoori N, Porter A, and Cima M
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- Arkansas epidemiology, COVID-19 epidemiology, Humans, Incidence, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 prevention & control, Health Policy, Masks, Schools
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Masks are effective at limiting transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 (1), but the impact of policies requiring masks in school settings has not been widely evaluated (2-4). During fall 2021, some school districts in Arkansas implemented policies requiring masks for students in kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12). To identify any association between mask policies and COVID-19 incidence, weekly school-associated COVID-19 incidence in school districts with full or partial mask requirements was compared with incidence in districts without mask requirements during August 23-October 16, 2021. Three analyses were performed: 1) incidence rate ratios (IRRs) were calculated comparing districts with full mask requirements (universal mask requirement for all students and staff members) or partial mask requirements (e.g., masks required in certain settings, among certain populations, or if specific criteria could not be met) with school districts with no mask requirement; 2) ratios of observed-to-expected numbers of cases, by district were calculated; and 3) incidence in districts that switched from no mask requirement to any mask requirement were compared before and after implementation of the mask policy. Mean weekly district-level attack rates were 92-359 per 100,000 persons in the community* and 137-745 per 100,000 among students and staff members; mean student and staff member vaccination coverage ranged from 13.5% to 18.6%. Multivariable adjusted IRRs, which included adjustment for vaccination coverage, indicated that districts with full mask requirements had 23% lower COVID-19 incidence among students and staff members compared with school districts with no mask requirements. Observed-to-expected ratios for full and partial mask policies were lower than ratios for districts with no mask policy but were slightly higher for districts with partial policies than for those with full mask policies. Among districts that switched from no mask requirement to any mask requirement (full or partial), incidence among students and staff members decreased by 479.7 per 100,000 (p<0.01) upon implementation of the mask policy. In areas with high COVID-19 community levels, masks are an important part of a multicomponent prevention strategy in K-12 settings (5)., Competing Interests: All authors have completed and submitted the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors form for disclosure of potential conflicts of interest. Namvar Zohoori reports membership on the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement Health Policy Board and ownership of stock or stock options in Moderna. Mark L. Williams and Joseph W. Thompson report support from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Kanna N. Lewis reports institutional grant support from the CommonWealth Fund, Health Resources Services Administration, and the Arkansas Department of Health and travel support to an international conference on health policy Statistics from the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement. Franklin John Gray Jr. reports receipt of an honorarium for lecture at the Arkansas Academy of Family Physicians. No other potential conflicts of interest were disclosed.
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- 2022
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16. Multiple COVID-19 Clusters on a University Campus - North Carolina, August 2020.
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Wilson E, Donovan CV, Campbell M, Chai T, Pittman K, Seña AC, Pettifor A, Weber DJ, Mallick A, Cope A, Porterfield DS, Pettigrew E, and Moore Z
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- Adolescent, Adult, COVID-19, Coronavirus Infections transmission, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, North Carolina epidemiology, Pandemics, Pneumonia, Viral transmission, Residence Characteristics, Social Behavior, Students psychology, Students statistics & numerical data, Young Adult, Coronavirus Infections epidemiology, Disease Outbreaks, Pneumonia, Viral epidemiology, Universities
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Preventing transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), in institutes of higher education presents a unique set of challenges because of the presence of congregate living settings and difficulty limiting socialization and group gatherings. Before August 2020, minimal data were available regarding COVID-19 outbreaks in these settings. On August 3, 2020, university A in North Carolina broadly opened campus for the first time since transitioning to primarily remote learning in March. Consistent with CDC guidance at that time (1,2), steps were taken to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 on campus. During August 3-25, 670 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 were identified; 96% were among patients aged <22 years. Eighteen clusters of five or more epidemiologically linked cases within 14 days of one another were reported; 30% of cases were linked to a cluster. Student gatherings and congregate living settings, both on and off campus, likely contributed to the rapid spread of COVID-19 within the university community. On August 19, all university A classes transitioned to online, and additional mitigation efforts were implemented. At this point, 334 university A-associated COVID-19 cases had been reported to the local health department. The rapid increase in cases within 2 weeks of opening campus suggests that robust measures are needed to reduce transmission at institutes of higher education, including efforts to increase consistent use of masks, reduce the density of on-campus housing, increase testing for SARS-CoV-2, and discourage student gatherings., Competing Interests: All authors have completed and submitted the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors form for disclosure of potential conflicts of interest. No potential conflicts of interest were disclosed.
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- 2020
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17. COVID-19 Contact Tracing in Two Counties - North Carolina, June-July 2020.
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Lash RR, Donovan CV, Fleischauer AT, Moore ZS, Harris G, Hayes S, Sullivan M, Wilburn A, Ong J, Wright D, Washington R, Pulliam A, Byers B, McLaughlin HP, Dirlikov E, Rose DA, Walke HT, Honein MA, Moonan PK, and Oeltmann JE
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- COVID-19, Humans, Incidence, North Carolina epidemiology, Contact Tracing statistics & numerical data, Coronavirus Infections epidemiology, Coronavirus Infections prevention & control, Pandemics prevention & control, Pneumonia, Viral epidemiology, Pneumonia, Viral prevention & control
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Contact tracing is a strategy implemented to minimize the spread of communicable diseases (1,2). Prompt contact tracing, testing, and self-quarantine can reduce the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (3,4). Community engagement is important to encourage participation in and cooperation with SARS-CoV-2 contact tracing (5). Substantial investments have been made to scale up contact tracing for COVID-19 in the United States. During June 1-July 12, 2020, the incidence of COVID-19 cases in North Carolina increased 183%, from seven to 19 per 100,000 persons per day* (6). To assess local COVID-19 contact tracing implementation, data from two counties in North Carolina were analyzed during a period of high incidence. Health department staff members investigated 5,514 (77%) persons with COVID-19 in Mecklenburg County and 584 (99%) in Randolph Counties. No contacts were reported for 48% of cases in Mecklenburg and for 35% in Randolph. Among contacts provided, 25% in Mecklenburg and 48% in Randolph could not be reached by telephone and were classified as nonresponsive after at least one attempt on 3 consecutive days of failed attempts. The median interval from specimen collection from the index patient to notification of identified contacts was 6 days in both counties. Despite aggressive efforts by health department staff members to perform case investigations and contact tracing, many persons with COVID-19 did not report contacts, and many contacts were not reached. These findings indicate that improved timeliness of contact tracing, community engagement, and increased use of community-wide mitigation are needed to interrupt SARS-CoV-2 transmission., Competing Interests: All authors have completed and submitted the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors form for disclosure of potential conflicts of interest. No potential conflicts of interest were disclosed.
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- 2020
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