Infection prevention and control recommendations for emergent congregate settings: A case of refugee settlement to "safe haven".

Abstract

In the fall of 2021, 12,900 refugee guests were welcomed to a US Army Total Force Training Center in the rural Midwest. Numerous challenges were experienced on base, including several communicable disease outbreaks. Infection prevention and control experts from the state health department were invited on base to observe and provide infection prevention and control consultation. Recommendations and an executive summary were provided to base leadership to improve conditions for those living and working on base.