Clinical and Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Agricultural Workers, Guatemala1

Olson, Daniel; Calvimontes, Diva M.; Lamb, Molly M.; Guzman, Gerber; Barrios, Edgar; Chacon, Andrea; Rojop, Neudy; Arias, Kareen; Gomez, Melissa; Bolanos, Guillermo A.; Monzon, Jose; Chard, Anna N.; Iwamoto, Chelsea; Duca, Lindsey M.; Vuong, Nga; Fineman, Melissa; Lesteberg, Kelsey; Beckham, David; Santiago, Mario L.; Quicke, Kendra; Ebel, Gregory; Gutierrez, Emily Zielinski; Azziz-Baumgartner, Eduardo; Hayden, Frederick G.; Mansour, Hani; Edwards, Kathryn; Newman, Lee S.; Asturias, Edwin J.

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Clinical and Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Agricultural Workers, Guatemala1

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12 2022
By Olson, Daniel ; Calvimontes, Diva M. ; Lamb, Molly M. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Olson, Daniel ; Calvimontes, Diva M. ; Lamb, Molly M. ; Guzman, Gerber ; Barrios, Edgar ; Chacon, Andrea ; Rojop, Neudy ; Arias, Kareen ; Gomez, Melissa ; Bolanos, Guillermo A. ; Monzon, Jose ; Chard, Anna N. ; Iwamoto, Chelsea ; Duca, Lindsey M. ; Vuong, Nga ; Fineman, Melissa ; Lesteberg, Kelsey ; Beckham, David ; Santiago, Mario L. ; Quicke, Kendra ; Ebel, Gregory ; Gutierrez, Emily Zielinski ; Azziz-Baumgartner, Eduardo ; Hayden, Frederick G. ; Mansour, Hani ; Edwards, Kathryn ; Newman, Lee S. ; Asturias, Edwin J.
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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-2‒positive ILIs reported more frequent anosmia, dysgeusia, difficulty concentrating, and irritability and worse clinical and well-being severity scores than workers who had test result‒negative 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.
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COVID-19 Testing COVID-19 Vaccines Farmers Humans Influenza, Human Virus Diseases
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Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(Suppl 1):S277-S287
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36502430
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PMC9745239
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Journal Article
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Guatemala
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28
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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