Unraveling the Modes of Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) During a Nursing Home Outbreak: Looking Beyond the Church Superspreading Event.
Helene A C M VoetenReina S SikkemaMarjolein DamenBas B Oude MunninkCarla ArendsEllen StobberinghEllen HoogervorstMarion P G KoopmansEwout FanoyPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2021)
Although initial investigation suggested the church service as the source of the outbreak, detailed analysis showed a more complex picture, most consistent with widespread regional circulation of the virus in the weeks before the outbreak, and multiple introductions into the nursing home before the visitor ban. The findings underscore the importance of careful outbreak investigations to understand SARS-CoV-2 transmission to develop evidence-based mitigation measures.