Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Prevalences Among People Experiencing Homelessness and Homelessness Service Staff During Early Community Transmission in Atlanta, Georgia, April-May 2020.

Jane Yoon ScottMartha P MontgomeryAnn M BuffAndrew T BoydCalla JamisonAlfonso HernandezKristine M SchmitSarita ShahSophia AjokuDavid P HollandJuliana PrietoSasha SmithMark A SwancuttKim TurnerTom AndrewsKevin FlowersAlyssa WellsCathryn MarchmanEmaline LaneyDanae BixlerSean CavanaughNicole FlowersNicholas GaffgaJean Y KoHeather N PaulinMark K WengEmily MositesSapna Bamrah Morris

Published in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2021)

PEH living in shelters experienced a higher SARS-CoV-2 prevalence compared with PEH living unsheltered. Facility-wide testing in congregate settings allowed for the identification and isolation of COVID-19 cases, and is an important strategy to interrupt SARS-CoV-2 transmission.

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coronavirus disease
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bioinformatics analysis