Clinical and Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Agricultural Workers, Guatemala1.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 28(13): S277-S287, 2022 12.
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ABSTRACT
We evaluated clinical and socioeconomic burdens of respiratory disease in banana farm workers in Guatemala. We offered all eligible workers enrollment during June 15-December 30, 2020, and annually, then tracked them for influenza-like illnesses (ILI) through self-reporting to study nurses, sentinel surveillance at health posts, and absenteeism. Workers who had ILI submitted nasopharyngeal swab specimens for testing for influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, and SARS-CoV-2, then completed surveys at days 0, 7, and 28. Through October 10, 2021, a total of 1,833 workers reported 169 ILIs (12.0 cases/100 person-years), and 43 (25.4%) were laboratory-confirmed infections with SARS-CoV-2 (3.1 cases/100 person-years). Workers who had SARS-CoV-2âpositive ILIs reported more frequent anosmia, dysgeusia, difficulty concentrating, and irritability and worse clinical and well-being severity scores than workers who had test resultânegative ILIs. Workers who had positive results also had greater absenteeism and lost income. These results support prioritization of farm workers in Guatemala for COVID-19 vaccination.
Palavras-chave
COVID-19; Guatemala; SARS-CoV-2; agricultural workers; clinical impact; cohort; coronavirus disease; coronaviruses; economic impact; influenza virus; productivity; respiratory illness impact; respiratory infections; respiratory syncytial virus; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; severity; viruses; zoonoses
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Viroses
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Influenza Humana
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Health_economic_evaluation
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America central
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Guatemala
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Emerg Infect Dis
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article