Factors That Might Affect SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Among Foreign-Born and U.S.-Born Poultry Facility Workers — Maryland, May 2020

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Alba, Bianca ; Billings, Kristian ; Campbell, Stefanie ; Crum, David A. ; Gilani, Zunera ; Hutson, Jeré ; Mainzer, Hugh M. ; Martin, Stephen B. Jr. ; Meyers, Alysha R. ; Mitchell, Clifford S. ; Reynolds, Steven H. ; Rubenstein, Beth L. ; Saintus, Lina ; Senesie, Schabbethai S. ; Tavitian, Stephanie ; Williams, D’Ann L.
• Description:
  What is already known about this topic? Workers at meat and poultry processing facilities are at increased risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection and are disproportionately foreign-born. What is added by this report? Compared with U.S.-born poultry workers, foreign-born workers at two Maryland facilities had higher odds of working on the production floor and of living with other poultry workers and lower odds of participating in social gatherings and visiting businesses during the preceding week. What are the implications for public health practice? Engineering and administrative controls might reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission risk for workers on the production floor, many of whom are foreign-born. Culturally and linguistically tailored messages should be disseminated about mitigation measures, particularly those pertaining to carpools and close living quarters. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Animals Communicable Diseases Community Health Services Coronavirus COVID-19 Emigrants And Immigrants Food-Processing Industry Food Handling Food Industry Full Report Occupational Diseases Occupational Health Poultry Public Health Risk Factors Safety Viral Diseases

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• Keywords:
  Humans; Surveillance; Public health; Infectious diseases; Viral diseases; Viral infections; Disease incidence; Community health; Statistical analysis; Poultry; Poultry industry; Poultry workers
• Source:
  MMWR 2020 Dec; 69(50):1906-1910
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Pubmed ID:
  33332291
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7745955
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering ; RHD - Respiratory Health Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Escoto, Grisy ; Thompson, Richard A.
• Volume:
  69
• Issue:
  50
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061670
• Contact Point Address:
  Beth L. Rubenstein, CDC COVID-19 Response Team, Atlanta, GA
• Email:
  pgx2@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:91dc74a9db42a72e90f15046e368bc3a15df3929d9e75c3c3fb6e0fcee2a1b0116c44b6e9fbad0294bd3d5dfb8eeb1ceddfc5043568a5987f6f17691830290fd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/100100/cdc_100100_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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