| Literature DB >> 33900181 |
Sharon K Greene, Eric R Peterson, Dominique Balan, Lucretia Jones, Gretchen M Culp, Annie D Fine, Martin Kulldorff.
Abstract
A surveillance system that uses census tract resolution and the SaTScan prospective space-time scan statistic detected clusters of increasing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 test percent positivity in New York City, NY, USA. Clusters included one in which patients attended the same social gathering and another that led to targeted testing and outreach.Entities:
Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; New York; New York City; SARS-CoV-2; USA; community outreach; contact tracing; coronavirus disease; disease outbreaks; epidemiology; geographic mapping; public health surveillance; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; space-time clustering; viruses; zoonoses
Year: 2021 PMID: 33900181 DOI: 10.3201/eid2705.203583
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Emerg Infect Dis ISSN: 1080-6040 Impact factor: 6.883