COVID-19 Among Workers in Meat and Poultry Processing Facilities – 19 States, April 2020

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Ahmed, Farah S. ; Austin, Connie ; Basler, Colin A. ; Berl, Erica ; Bjork, Adam ; Broadwater, Kendra R. ; Buss, Bryan F. ; Clayton, Joshua L. ; Cooley, Laura A. ; DeBolt, Meghan ; deFijter, Siestke ; Delaney, Lisa J. ; Dunn, John ; Dyal, Jonathan W. ; Fischer, Marc ; Gabel, Julie A. ; Gibbins, John D. ; Goodwin, Bradley ; Grant, Michael P. ; Griffing, Sean M. ; Hale, Christa ; Hendren, Pamela ; Herlihy, Rachel K. ; Holsinger, Caroline ; Honein, Margaret A. ; Hornsby-Myers, Jennifer ; House, Jennifer ; Jacobs, Jesica R. ; Jenkins, Mary M. ; Jervis, Rachel H. ; Karpathy, Sandor E. ; Kennedy, Erin D. ; Kittle, Theresa S. ; Kline, Kelly E. ; Lowry, Garry ; Luna-Pinto, Carolina ; Lundeen, Elizabeth ; Maddox, Ryan ; Moore, Zack ; Ortbahn, Dustin ; Oussayef, Nadia L. ; Patel, Ketki ; Peacock, Georgina ; Pedati, Caitlin S. ; Person, Amy ; Pray, Ian W. ; Preacely, Nykiconia D. ; Rattay, Karyl ; Rhea, Charles ; Rose, Dale A. ; Saydah, Sharon ; Schroeder, Betsy ; Schwarz, Rachel D. ; Shetty, Varun ; Silver, Maggie ; Smith, Erica E. ; Steinberg, Jonathan ; Stover, Derry T. ; Tomasi, Suzanne E. ; Trout, Douglas B. ; Turabelidze, George ; Walke, Henry T. ; Waltenburg, Michelle A. ; Westergaard, Ryan P. ; Yoder, Jonathan S.
• Description:
  What is already known about this topic? Persons in congregate work and residential locations are at increased risk for transmission and acquisition of respiratory infections. What is added by this report? COVID-19 cases among U.S. workers in 115 meat and poultry processing facilities were reported by 19 states. Among approximately 130,000 workers at these facilities, 4,913 cases and 20 deaths occurred. Factors potentially affecting risk for infection include difficulties with workplace physical distancing and hygiene and crowded living and transportation conditions. What are the implications for public health practice? Improving physical distancing, hand hygiene, cleaning and disinfection, and medical leave policies, and providing educational materials in languages spoken by workers might help reduce COVID-19 in these settings and help preserve the function of this critical infrastructure industry. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases COVID-19 Disinfectants Food-Processing Industry Health Promotion Occupational Health Public Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Viral Diseases Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Disease Control Disease Transmission Economics Education Food Processing Industry Food Processing Workers Hand Washing Hazard Controls Health Communications Health Protection Industrial Hygiene Infection Control Infection Prevention Infectious Diseases Language Barrier Meat Handlers Meat Packing Industry Policy Poultry Poultry Industry Poultry Workers Public Health Respiratory Infections Respiratory System Disorders Risk Factors Risk Management Sociological Factors Viral Diseases Viral Infections Work Environment Worker Health Work Operations

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• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Delaware ; Georgia ; Illinois ; Iowa ; Kansas ; Kentucky ; Mississippi ; Missouri ; Nebraska ; North Carolina ; Ohio ; Pennsylvania ; South Dakota ; Tennessee ; Texas ; Virginia ; Washington ; Wisconsin ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6 ; OSHA Region 7 ; OSHA Region 8 ; OSHA Region 10
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering ; OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Debolt, Chas ; Henry, Lisa ; Hong, Rick ; Lindquist, Scott ; Mack, Jamie ; Offutt-Powell, Tabatha ; Pescatore, Richard ; Quail, Shonetsha
• Volume:
  69
• Issue:
  18
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059479
• Citation:
  MMWR 2020 May; 69(18):557-561
• Email:
  pgz7@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services
• Performing Organization:
  Texas State Department of Health Services, Austin
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20160701
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0c7b6bd92e11e1c61b4e1e937b299487e8f08b7ad3fd7b4390a17a4f76710b587a33de6d5a2406c377aa75e9a7cca1481793c0d8371dad9b5484fa002a2676f2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183053/cdc_183053_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 98.20 KB ]