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  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Infectious Disease Management

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  • A mumps outbreak occurred at Penn State University in 2017.
  • The outbreak coincided with unrelated social gathering restrictions, complicating public health responses.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the 2017 mumps outbreak response at Penn State.
  • To identify challenges and inform future infectious disease outbreak management strategies on college campuses.

Main Methods:

  • University Health Services implemented testing, contact tracing, and quarantine/isolation protocols.
  • Data collection focused on the usability of contact tracing information, reachability of contacts, and compliance with quarantine.

Main Results:

  • Only about half of contact tracing information was usable.
  • Approximately 70% of identified contacts were reached, but fewer than 50% complied with quarantine.
  • Students with mumps reported an average of 7.4 contacts.

Conclusions:

  • Effective management of campus outbreaks requires optimizing contact tracing data quality and enhancing compliance with public health measures.
  • Findings provide insights for resource allocation and intervention strategies for future outbreaks, including COVID-19.
  • Improving compliance is crucial for controlling infectious disease transmission in university settings.