Assessment of SARS-COV-2 infection prevalence in homeless shelters — Four U.S. Cities, March 27–April 15, 2020

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 69, Issue 17, 2020, Pages 521-522

  Mosites, Emily ^a   Parker, Erin M ^a   Clarke, Kristie E N ^a   Gaeta, Jessie M ^b,c   Baggett, Travis P ^b,d,e   Imbert, Elizabeth ^f   Sankaran, Madeline ^g   Scarborough, Ashley ^g   Huster, Karin ^h   Hanson, Matt ^h   Gonzales, Elysia ^h   Rauch, Jody ^h   Page, Libby ^h   McMichael, Temet M ^h,i   Keating, Ryan ^a   Marx, Grace E ^a   Andrews, Tom ^j   Schmit, Kristine ^a   Morris, Sapna Bamrah ^a   Dowling, Nicole F ^a   Peacock, Georgina ^a   Buff, Ann ^a   Jamison, Calla ^a   Marcus, Ruthanne ^a   Rao, Carol Y ^a   Self, Julie L ^a   Tobolowsky, Farrell ^a   Williams, Samantha ^a   Kay, Meagan ^h   Bobba, Naveena ^g   Cohen, Stephanie ^g   Fuchs, Jonathan ^g   Nguyen, Trang ^g   Stoltey, Julie ^g   more..

^a CDC COVID 19 Emergency Response ^*

^b BOSTON HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS PROGRAM   (United States)

^c BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^h Public Health   (United States)

ⁱ CDC

^j St Joseph's Health System   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BETACORONAVIRUS; CALIFORNIA; CITY; CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; HOMELESS PERSON; HOUSING; HUMAN; MASSACHUSETTS; PANDEMIC; PREVALENCE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS 2; VIRUS PNEUMONIA; WASHINGTON;

BETACORONAVIRUS; BOSTON; CITIES; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; GEORGIA; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOUSING; HUMANS; PANDEMICS; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; PREVALENCE; SAN FRANCISCO; WASHINGTON;

EID: 85084247260     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15585/MMWR.MM6917E1     Document Type: Short Survey

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