SARS-CoV-2 variant introduction following spring break travel and transmission mitigation strategies.
Justin M NapolitanoSujata SrikanthRooksana E NooraiStevin WilsonKaitlyn E WilliamsRamses A Rosales-GarciaBrian KruegerChloe EmersonScott ParkerJohn PruittRachel DangoLax IyerAdib ShafiIromi JayawardenaChristopher L ParkinsonChristopher McMahanLior M RennertCongyue Annie PengDelphine DeanPublished in: PloS one (2024)
We show the role that repetitive testing can play in transmission mitigation, reducing community spread, and maintaining in-person education. We identified that distantly related lineages were brought to the area after spring break travel regardless of the presence of a dominant variant of concern.