A large outbreak of COVID-19 linked to an end of term trip to Menorca (Spain) by secondary school students in summer 2021.
<h4>Background</h4>An outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) occurred in young people from Catalonia (Spain) who travelled to Menorca (Spain) in summer 2021. This outbreak appeared when governments relaxed Covid-19 preventive measures: the mask usage and...
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| author | Lluís Forcadell-Díez Cristina Rius Raúl Salobral Nacho Sánchez-Valdivia Jacobo Mendioroz Pere Godoy Elisabet Badiella Jarque David Ferrandiz-Mont Daniel Moreno Cervera Berta Jordan Suriñach Alba Vilalta-Carrera Víctor Guadalupe-Fernández Julia Mateo Basilio Sergi Farràs Tapiol Gloria Pérez |
| author_facet | Lluís Forcadell-Díez Cristina Rius Raúl Salobral Nacho Sánchez-Valdivia Jacobo Mendioroz Pere Godoy Elisabet Badiella Jarque David Ferrandiz-Mont Daniel Moreno Cervera Berta Jordan Suriñach Alba Vilalta-Carrera Víctor Guadalupe-Fernández Julia Mateo Basilio Sergi Farràs Tapiol Gloria Pérez |
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| description | <h4>Background</h4>An outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) occurred in young people from Catalonia (Spain) who travelled to Menorca (Spain) in summer 2021. This outbreak appeared when governments relaxed Covid-19 preventive measures: the mask usage and the opening of nightlife. It was related to a super-disseminating mass event: Sant Joan festivities in Ciutadella. The aim of this article is to describe an outbreak of COVID-19 in young people aged 17-19 years from Catalonia travelling to Menorca.<h4>Methods</h4>This is an observational study of a COVID-19 outbreak. The study population comprised Catalonian youth aged 17-19 years who travelled to Menorca from 15 June to 10 July. Epidemiological descriptive indicators were obtained. Descriptive and geographical statistics were carried out. Bivariate Moran's I test was used to identify spatial autocorrelation between the place of residence and deprivation. The outbreak control method was based on identifying and stopping chains of transmission by implementing the test-trace-isolate-quarantine (TTIQ) strategy.<h4>Results</h4>We identified 515 confirmed cases infected in Menorca, 296 (57.5%) in girls and 219 (42.5%) in boys, with a total of 2,280 close contacts. Of them, 245 (10.7%) were confirmed as cases. The cases were diagnosed between 15 June and 10 July. None of the persons with confirmed infection died or required hospitalisation. The attack rate was 27.2%. There was an inverse relationship between deprivation and number of confirmed cases (p<0.005), there were clusters of confirmed cases in the most socioeconomic favoured areas.<h4>Discussion</h4>The outbreak is related with young people from socioeconomic favoured areas who travelled to Menorca in summer 2021. Failure to comply with preventive measures in binge-drinking events and during holidays may have favoured SARS-CoV-2 transmission. The interauthority coordination and establishment of a clear line of leadership allowed continuous communication between institutions, which were key to managing this complex COVID-19 outbreak. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c4dd85a34557492f9183c06a03117d642023-04-08T05:32:30ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032023-01-01182e028061410.1371/journal.pone.0280614A large outbreak of COVID-19 linked to an end of term trip to Menorca (Spain) by secondary school students in summer 2021.Lluís Forcadell-DíezCristina RiusRaúl SalobralNacho Sánchez-ValdiviaJacobo MendiorozPere GodoyElisabet Badiella JarqueDavid Ferrandiz-MontDaniel Moreno CerveraBerta Jordan SuriñachAlba Vilalta-CarreraVíctor Guadalupe-FernándezJulia Mateo BasilioSergi Farràs TapiolGloria Pérez<h4>Background</h4>An outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) occurred in young people from Catalonia (Spain) who travelled to Menorca (Spain) in summer 2021. This outbreak appeared when governments relaxed Covid-19 preventive measures: the mask usage and the opening of nightlife. It was related to a super-disseminating mass event: Sant Joan festivities in Ciutadella. The aim of this article is to describe an outbreak of COVID-19 in young people aged 17-19 years from Catalonia travelling to Menorca.<h4>Methods</h4>This is an observational study of a COVID-19 outbreak. The study population comprised Catalonian youth aged 17-19 years who travelled to Menorca from 15 June to 10 July. Epidemiological descriptive indicators were obtained. Descriptive and geographical statistics were carried out. Bivariate Moran's I test was used to identify spatial autocorrelation between the place of residence and deprivation. The outbreak control method was based on identifying and stopping chains of transmission by implementing the test-trace-isolate-quarantine (TTIQ) strategy.<h4>Results</h4>We identified 515 confirmed cases infected in Menorca, 296 (57.5%) in girls and 219 (42.5%) in boys, with a total of 2,280 close contacts. Of them, 245 (10.7%) were confirmed as cases. The cases were diagnosed between 15 June and 10 July. None of the persons with confirmed infection died or required hospitalisation. The attack rate was 27.2%. There was an inverse relationship between deprivation and number of confirmed cases (p<0.005), there were clusters of confirmed cases in the most socioeconomic favoured areas.<h4>Discussion</h4>The outbreak is related with young people from socioeconomic favoured areas who travelled to Menorca in summer 2021. Failure to comply with preventive measures in binge-drinking events and during holidays may have favoured SARS-CoV-2 transmission. The interauthority coordination and establishment of a clear line of leadership allowed continuous communication between institutions, which were key to managing this complex COVID-19 outbreak.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280614 |
| spellingShingle | Lluís Forcadell-Díez Cristina Rius Raúl Salobral Nacho Sánchez-Valdivia Jacobo Mendioroz Pere Godoy Elisabet Badiella Jarque David Ferrandiz-Mont Daniel Moreno Cervera Berta Jordan Suriñach Alba Vilalta-Carrera Víctor Guadalupe-Fernández Julia Mateo Basilio Sergi Farràs Tapiol Gloria Pérez A large outbreak of COVID-19 linked to an end of term trip to Menorca (Spain) by secondary school students in summer 2021. PLoS ONE |
| title | A large outbreak of COVID-19 linked to an end of term trip to Menorca (Spain) by secondary school students in summer 2021. |
| title_full | A large outbreak of COVID-19 linked to an end of term trip to Menorca (Spain) by secondary school students in summer 2021. |
| title_fullStr | A large outbreak of COVID-19 linked to an end of term trip to Menorca (Spain) by secondary school students in summer 2021. |
| title_full_unstemmed | A large outbreak of COVID-19 linked to an end of term trip to Menorca (Spain) by secondary school students in summer 2021. |
| title_short | A large outbreak of COVID-19 linked to an end of term trip to Menorca (Spain) by secondary school students in summer 2021. |
| title_sort | large outbreak of covid 19 linked to an end of term trip to menorca spain by secondary school students in summer 2021 |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280614 |
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