Module 2.4 – Superspreading event in a pre-symptomatic population

What to know

This module reviews how genomic epidemiology was used to investigate a COVID-19 superspreading event in a congregate care setting in Massachusetts.

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Overview

Presenter: Glen R. Gallagher, PhD | Division Director, Molecular Diagnostics and Virology Massachusetts Department of Public Health
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You can read more about this work: Phylogenetic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in Boston highlights the impact of superspreading events

Further Reading

  1. Presymptomatic transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 among residents and staff at a skilled nursing facility: Results of real-time polymerase chain reaction and serologic testing. Goldberg, et al. Clin Infect Dis, 2020.
  2. Phylogenetic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in Boston highlights the impact of superspreading events. Lemieux, et al. Science, 2020.
  3. Nextstrain Build

Additional Resources

  1. Superspreading genomes. Alizon. Science, 2021.
  2. COVID-19 Outbreak Associated with a 10-Day Motorcycle Rally in a Neighboring State — Minnesota, August–September 2020. Firestone, et al. MMWR, 2020.
  3. Inference of person-to-person transmission of COVID-19 reveals hidden super-spreading events during the early outbreak phase. Wang, et al. Nat Commun, 2020.
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