Occupational distribution of persons with confirmed 2009 H1N1 influenza

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• Personal Author:
  Anderson HA ; Goodin K ; Hunt DC ; Kreiss, Kathleen ; Laney AS ; McFadden JD ; Neises D ; Storey, Eileen ; Suarthana, Eva ; Thomas A ; Vandermeer M
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: To assess the distribution of illness by industry sector and occupation reflected in early 2009 H1N1 influenza surveillance. METHODS: We analyzed data reported for April to July 2009, for 1361 laboratory-confirmed 2009 H1N1 influenza-infected persons 16 years or older, with work status information from four states. A North American Industry Classification System 2007 code was assigned to each employed person. For a subset, an occupation code was assigned. RESULTS: Of 898 employed individuals, 611 (68.0%) worked in the non-health care sector. The largest proportions worked in public administration, educational services, and accommodation and food services. In Wisconsin health care personnel, 53.6% were paraprofessionals, 33.6% professionals, and 12.7% other workers; 26.9% worked in ambulatory settings, 46.2% in hospitals, and 26.9% in nursing or residential care facilities. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that industry sectors and occupations should be explored systematically in future influenza surveillance. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Monitoring Lung Men Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Public Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Women
• Keywords:
  Diseases Exposure-assessment Humans Occupational-exposure Public-health Pulmonary-system Pulmonary-system-disorders Respiratory-infections Respiratory-system-disorders Surveillance
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Georgia ; Kansas ; Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 7 ; West Virginia ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  52
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20038061
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2010 Dec; 52(12):1212-1216
• Contact Point Address:
  Eva Suarthana, MD, PhD, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Rd, Room 2806, Morgantown, WV 26505
• Email:
  ESuarthana@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Performing Organization:
  Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20150630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:51a8a68dbfb7a5523dd9b78bbe945920240e83616663991b9871acbf4d81bc32baccad2d8a807f9694fa3f8895e6fbc87aa7db346a2541c5806c7ad53a4680bd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/191888/cdc_191888_DS1.pdf
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