Occupational HIV Transmission Among Male Adult Film Performers – Multiple States, 2014

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Arno, Janet N. ; Bauer, Heidi M. ; Harrison, Robert J. ; Heneine, Walid ; Joyce, M. Patricia ; Mark, Karen E. ; Mendez, Yesenia ; Rickett, Pristeen ; Ried, Christopher ; Shankar, Anupama ; Switzer, William M. ; Wilken, Jason A. ; Wohlfeiler, Dan
• Description:
  What is already known on this topic? Work-related transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted infections has been documented among adult film performers. HIV tests, including nucleic acid amplification, do not detect HIV very early after infection. What is added by this report? This is the first well-documented work-related HIV transmission among male adult film performers. A performer was infected by a non-work-related partner who was not aware of his HIV infection. The performer, having tested negative by nucleic acid amplification test within the preceding 14 days, and unaware of his very recent HIV infection, infected another performer and a non-work-related partner. Viruses in all four HIV infections were highly genetically related, indicating a transmission cluster. What are the implications for public health practice? Federal and state Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations delineate rights of employees and responsibilities of employers to ensure safe working conditions. The adult film industry is well suited for implementation of combination HIV prevention strategies including biomedical (HIV testing, treatment, and preexposure prophylaxis), behavioral (consistent and correct use of condoms, facilitated by the use of a compatible lubricant), and regulatory interventions. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases HIV Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Viral Diseases
• Keywords:
  Disease Transmission Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infectious Diseases Occupational Exposure Prophylaxis Sexually Transmitted Diseases STDs
• 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:
  California ; Colorado ; Florida ; Georgia ; Indiana ; Michigan ; New York ; Texas ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6 ; OSHA Region 8 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• Volume:
  65
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066555
• Citation:
  MMWR 2016 Feb; 65(5):110-114
• Email:
  jwilken@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  Public Health Institute
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:37e8cee09adade8b9073d8e58b0cf4b7d94fdb7975aea8d0b3b46fbce758f1b5d9bb26ba2f955524535fd0b6cf72868ba3f9049952de6f1e95d3246f2fd08907
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183230/cdc_183230_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 203.00 KB ]