Widespread Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Transmission Among Attendees at a Large Motorcycle Rally and their Contacts, 30 US Jurisdictions, August-September, 2020

Rosalind J. Carter, Dale A. Rose, Rebecca T. Sabo, Joshua Clayton, Jonathan Steinberg, Mark Anderson, Conor Fitzgerald, Meredith Haddix, Lindsey Martin Webb, Yasmin P. Ogale, Alexis Bell, Amanda Feldpausch, Constance Austin, Elaina Andreychak, Anna Krueger, Marcia Pearlowitz, Johanna Vostok, Shannon Johnson, Melanie J. Firestone, Stacey L. AndersonDerry Stover, Matthew Donahue, Megan Irving, Jenna Lifshitz, Joseph T. Hicks, Kelly Yanting Huang, Catherine Donovan, Benjamin Schram, Laurel Harduar Morano, Colten J. Strickland, Abdoulaye Diedhiou, Julia Shaffner, Hannah Parsons, Abigail Collingwood, Hannah E. Segaloff, Reginald McClinton

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Abstract

The 2020 Sturgis motorcycle rally resulted in widespread transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 across the United States. At least 649 coronavirus disease 2019 cases were identified, including secondary and tertiary spread to close contacts. To limit transmission, persons attending events should be vaccinated or wear masks and practice physical distancing if unvaccinated. Persons with a known exposure should be managed according to their coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination or prior infection status and may include quarantine and coronavirus disease 2019 testing.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)S106-S109
JournalClinical Infectious Diseases
Volume73
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 15 2021

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© 2021 Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

Keywords

  • COVID-19
  • mass gathering
  • SARS-CoV2
  • Sturgis
  • transmission

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