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. 2021 Jul 15;73(2):324-327.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1071.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak in a San Francisco Homeless Shelter

Elizabeth Imbert  1 , Patrick M Kinley  2 , Ashley Scarborough  2 , Caroline Cawley  3 , Madeline Sankaran  2 , Sarah N Cox  2 , Margot Kushel  4 , Juliet Stoltey  2 , Stephanie Cohen  1   2 , Jonathan D Fuchs  2   5
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak in a San Francisco Homeless Shelter

Elizabeth Imbert et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

We report the public health response to a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in a San Francisco shelter where 67% of residents and 17% of staff tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). We describe the limited utility of case investigation, person-based contact tracing and symptom screening, and the benefits of mass testing in outbreak response.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV2; disease outbreaks; homeless persons.

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