Update: COVID-19 Among Workers in Meat and Poultry Processing Facilities ― United States, April–May 2020

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Waltenburg, Michelle A. ; Victoroff, Tristan M. ; Rose, Charles E. ; Butterfield, Marilee ; Jervis, Rachel H. ; Fedak, Kristen M. ; Gabel, Julie A. ; Feldpausch, Amanda ; Dunne, Eileen M. ; Austin, Connie ; Ahmed, Farah S. ; Tubach, Sheri ; Rhea, Charles ; Krueger, Anna ; Crum, David A. ; Vostok, Johanna ; Moore, Michael J. ; Turabelidze, George ; Stover, Derry T. ; Donahue, Matthew
• Corporate Authors:
  CDC COVID-19 Response Team
• Description:
  What is already known about this topic? COVID-19 outbreaks among meat and poultry processing facility workers can rapidly affect large numbers of persons. What is added by this report? Among 23 states reporting COVID-19 outbreaks in meat and poultry processing facilities, 16,233 cases in 239 facilities occurred, including 86 (0.5%) COVID-19-related deaths. Among cases with race/ethnicity reported, 87% occurred among racial or ethnic minorities. Commonly implemented interventions included worker screening, source control measures (universal face coverings), engineering controls (physical barriers), and infection prevention measures (additional hand hygiene stations). What are the implications for public health practice? Targeted workplace interventions and prevention efforts that are appropriately tailored to the groups most affected by COVID-19 are critical to reducing both COVID-19-associated occupational risk and health disparities among vulnerable populations. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases COVID-19 Disease Outbreaks Food-Processing Industry Food Handling Food Industry Meat Minority Groups Occupational Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Pandemics Personal Protective Equipment Poultry Race Factors Respiratory Protective Devices Safety

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• Keywords:
  Surveillance; Disease transmission; Meat packing industry; Meat handlers; Food processing industry; Infection control; Case reports; Racial factors; Coronavirus; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2
• Source:
  MMWR 2020 Jul; 69(27):887-892
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Arizona ; Colorado ; Georgia ; Idaho ; Illinois ; Kansas ; Kentucky ; Maine ; Maryland ; Massachusetts ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 7 ; OSHA Region 8 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  WSD - Western States Division ; DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Banks, Julia ; Bertelsen, Betsy ; Bevers, Elyse ; Canady, Renee ; Carter, Kris ; Carlson, Alyssa ; Cox, Alex ; Davis, Meredith ; DeBolt, Chas ; Doobovsky, Zachary ; Goldoft, Marcia ; Halloran, Anna ; Hammer, Lea ; Holshue, Michelle ; Hudson, Logan ; Kellner, Stephanie ; Lam, Jennifer ; Magee, Shawn ; Mitchell, Laina ; Morgan, Ellie
• Volume:
  69
• Issue:
  27
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060229
• Contact Point Address:
  Michelle A. Waltenburg, CDC COVID-19 Emergency Response Team, Atlanta, GA
• Email:
  mwaltenburg@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services
• Performing Organization:
  Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Madison
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/90335/cdc_90335_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 130.54 KB ]