Four Methods for Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A Virus Activity in Schools

Jonathan Temte; Maureen Goss; Shari Barlow; David H O'Connor; Shelby L O'Connor; Mitchell D Ramuta; Amra Uzicanin

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.46329

Four Methods for Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A Virus Activity in Schools

JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Dec 1;6(12):e2346329. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.46329.

Authors

Jonathan Temte¹, Maureen Goss¹, Shari Barlow¹, David H O'Connor², Shelby L O'Connor², Mitchell D Ramuta², Amra Uzicanin³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison.
² Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison.
³ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study describes 4 parallel approaches used simultaneously to monitor influenza A virus and SARS-CoV-2 activity within a Wisconsin school district during the Fall 2022 semester and briefly following winter break.

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Humans
SARS-CoV-2*
Schools