RESUMO
OBJECTIVES: The risk of viral transmission associated with contact sports such as football (soccer) during the COVID-19 pandemic is unknown. The aim of this study was to describe the infective and immune status of professional football players, team staff and league officials over a truncated football season resumed at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in a country with high infection rates and to investigate the clinical symptoms related to COVID-19 infection in professional football players. METHODS: Prospective cohort study of 1337 football players, staff and officials during a truncated football season (9 weeks) with a tailored infection control programme based on preventive measures and regular SARS-CoV-2 PCR swab testing (every 3-5 days) combined with serology testing for immunity (every 4 weeks). Clinical symptoms in positive participants were recorded using a 26-item, Likert-Scale-based scoring system. RESULTS: During the study period, 85 subjects returned positive (cycle threshold (cT) ≤30) or reactive (30Assuntos
Teste para COVID-19
, COVID-19/diagnóstico
, COVID-19/transmissão
, Controle de Doenças Transmissíveis
, Saúde da Família
, Futebol/estatística & dados numéricos
, Interação Social
, Adulto
, COVID-19/imunologia
, COVID-19/prevenção & controle
, Portador Sadio
, Humanos
, Pandemias
, Estudos Prospectivos
, Catar/epidemiologia
, SARS-CoV-2/isolamento & purificação