Use of Real-Time PCR for Chlamydia psittaci Detection in Human Specimens During an Outbreak of Psittacosis - Georgia and Virginia, 2018

Published on April 8, 2021

This report describes testing used during a psittacosis outbreak in 2018.

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EARLY RELEASE: Factors Associated with Participation in Elementary School-Based SARS-CoV-2 Testing - Salt Lake County, Utah, December 2020-January 2021

April 7, 2021
Investigators analyzed data on in-school COVID-19 testing among 594 students who were exposed to 33 index patients at 13 elementary schools. Compared with non-Hispanic White students, participation in the program was higher among students identifying as Hispanic/Latino White or members of another racial minority group.

EARLY RELEASE: Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Hospitalizations, by Region - United States, March-December 2020

April 12, 2021
Within each U.S. Census region, the proportion of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 was highest for Hispanic or Latino patients. Racial and ethnic disparities were largest during May-July 2020 and became less pronounced as the pandemic spread throughout the country; however, disparities remained in December 2020 in all regions.