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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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Secondary transmission of COVID-19 in preschool and school settings in northern Italy after their reopening in September 2020: a population-based study
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Elisabetta+Larosa&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Larosa Elisabetta</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Olivera+Djuric&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Djuric Olivera</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Mariateresa+Cassinadri&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Cassinadri Mariateresa</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Silvia+Cilloni&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Cilloni Silvia</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Eufemia+Bisaccia&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Bisaccia Eufemia</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Massimo+Vicentini&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Vicentini Massimo</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Francesco+Venturelli&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Venturelli Francesco</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Paolo+Giorgi+Rossi&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Giorgi Rossi Paolo</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Patrizio+Pezzotti&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Pezzotti Patrizio</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Emanuela+Bedeschi&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Bedeschi Emanuela</a>, <a href="/search?value1=the+Reggio+Emilia+Covid-19+Working+Group&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">the Reggio Emilia Covid-19 Working Group</a></span>. Secondary transmission of COVID-19 in preschool and school settings in northern Italy after their reopening in September 2020: a population-based study. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2020;25(49):pii=2001911. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.49.2001911" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.49.2001911</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 11 Nov 2020;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 10 Dec 2020 </span> </p>
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