Introduction: This study investigated the effectiveness of a robust protocol developed to mitigate the spread of among two sessions of a multi-week residential summer camp.
Methods: Data were collected from 592 camp attendees and staff members at a wilderness camp in Northern Minnesota. Efficacy of the protocol was measured by the number of positive cases.
Results: Results showed that adherence to the developed protocol was successful in the prevention of the spread of among campers and staff. During the first summer session, there were zero positive cases of among 257 campers and 127 staff. During the second summer session, compliance to the protocol limited the spread of to just three individuals of 266 campers and 129 staff.
Conclusions: To the authors’ best knowledge, this is one of the first studies to explore the efficacy of the outlined protocol on limiting the spread of among a residential summer wilderness camp. The designed testing procedures were successful in limiting the spread of at the Northern Minnesota wilderness camp. Theoretical and practical implications were discussed.