SARS-CoV-2 Transmission among Marine Recruits during Quarantine

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Authors

Andrew G. Letizia · Naval Medical Research Command

Irene Ramos · Naval Medical Research Command

Ajay Obla · Naval Medical Research Command

Carl Goforth · Naval Medical Research Command

Dawn L. Weir · Naval Medical Research Command

Yongchao Ge · Naval Medical Research Command

Marcas M. Bamman

Abstract

Among Marine Corps recruits, approximately 2% who had previously had negative results for SARS-CoV-2 at the beginning of supervised quarantine, and less than 2% of recruits with unknown previous status, tested positive by day 14. Most recruits who tested positive were asymptomatic, and no infections were detected through daily symptom monitoring. Transmission clusters occurred within platoons. (Funded by the Defense Health Agency and others.).

Topics & Keywords

COVID-19 epidemiological studies Infection Control and Ventilation COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 383, Issue 25, pp. 2407-2416

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2029717

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