Secondary transmission of COVID-19 in preschool and school settings in northern Italy after their reopening in September 2020: a population-based study

E. Larosa, O. Djuric, M. Cassinadri, S. Cilloni, E. Bisaccia, M. Vicentini, F. Venturelli, P. Giorgi Rossi, P. Pezzotti, E. Bedeschi, M. Costantini, P. Giorgi Rossi, R. Grilli, M. Marino, D. Formisano, G. Formoso, E. Bedeschi, Cinzia Perilli, I. Venturi, E. Bisaccia, E. Larosa, M. Cassinadri, S. Cilloni, C. Campari, F. Gioia, S. Broccoli, M. Ottone, P. Pattacini, G. Besutti, V. Iotti, L. Spaggiari, P. Mancuso, A. Nitrosi, M. Foracchia, R. Colla, A. Zerbini, M. Massari, A. Ferrari, M. Pinotti, N. Facciolongo, I. Lattuada, Laura Trabucco, S. De Pietri, G. Danelli, L. Albertazzi, E. Bellesia, S. Canovi, M. Corradini, T. Fasano, E. Magnani, A. Pilia, A. Polese, S. S. Incerti, Piera Zaldini, Efrem Bonelli, Bonanno Orsola, M. Revelli, C. Salvarani, F. Venturelli

Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin, 2020

We report epidemiological investigations of transmission of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in 41 classes of 36 schools in Reggio Emilia province, northern Italy, from their reopening on 1 September to 15 October 2020. The overall secondary case attack rate was 3.2%, reaching 6.6% in middle and high schools. More timely isolation and testing of classmates could be effective in reducing virus transmission in this setting.

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Field of study: Medicine

10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.49.2001911