Clinical and Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Agricultural Workers, Guatemala
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, sentine...
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| author | Daniel Olson Diva M. Calvimontes Molly M. Lamb Gerber Guzman Edgar Barrios Andrea Chacon Neudy Rojop Kareen Arias Melissa Gomez Guillermo A. Bolanos Jose Monzon Anna N. Chard Chelsea Iwamoto Lindsey M. Duca Nga Vuong Melissa Fineman Kelsey Lesteberg David Beckham Mario L. Santiago Kendra Quicke Gregory Ebel Emily Zielinski Gutierrez Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner Frederick G. Hayden Hani Mansour Kathryn Edwards Lee S. Newman Edwin J. Asturias |
| author_facet | Daniel Olson Diva M. Calvimontes Molly M. Lamb Gerber Guzman Edgar Barrios Andrea Chacon Neudy Rojop Kareen Arias Melissa Gomez Guillermo A. Bolanos Jose Monzon Anna N. Chard Chelsea Iwamoto Lindsey M. Duca Nga Vuong Melissa Fineman Kelsey Lesteberg David Beckham Mario L. Santiago Kendra Quicke Gregory Ebel Emily Zielinski Gutierrez Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner Frederick G. Hayden Hani Mansour Kathryn Edwards Lee S. Newman Edwin J. Asturias |
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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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| spelling | doaj.art-9eafb5e881d04fbcaecf24d62a60119d2022-12-23T13:42:36ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592022-11-01281327728710.3201/eid2813.212303Clinical and Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Agricultural Workers, GuatemalaDaniel OlsonDiva M. CalvimontesMolly M. LambGerber GuzmanEdgar BarriosAndrea ChaconNeudy RojopKareen AriasMelissa GomezGuillermo A. BolanosJose MonzonAnna N. ChardChelsea IwamotoLindsey M. DucaNga VuongMelissa FinemanKelsey LestebergDavid BeckhamMario L. SantiagoKendra QuickeGregory EbelEmily Zielinski GutierrezEduardo Azziz-BaumgartnerFrederick G. HaydenHani MansourKathryn EdwardsLee S. NewmanEdwin J. Asturias 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. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/13/21-2303_articleCOVID-19coronavirus diseasesevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2SARS-CoV-2coronavirusesviruses |
| spellingShingle | Daniel Olson Diva M. Calvimontes Molly M. Lamb Gerber Guzman Edgar Barrios Andrea Chacon Neudy Rojop Kareen Arias Melissa Gomez Guillermo A. Bolanos Jose Monzon Anna N. Chard Chelsea Iwamoto Lindsey M. Duca Nga Vuong Melissa Fineman Kelsey Lesteberg David Beckham Mario L. Santiago Kendra Quicke Gregory Ebel Emily Zielinski Gutierrez Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner Frederick G. Hayden Hani Mansour Kathryn Edwards Lee S. Newman Edwin J. Asturias Clinical and Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Agricultural Workers, Guatemala Emerging Infectious Diseases COVID-19 coronavirus disease severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 SARS-CoV-2 coronaviruses viruses |
| title | Clinical and Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Agricultural Workers, Guatemala |
| title_full | Clinical and Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Agricultural Workers, Guatemala |
| title_fullStr | Clinical and Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Agricultural Workers, Guatemala |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clinical and Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Agricultural Workers, Guatemala |
| title_short | Clinical and Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Agricultural Workers, Guatemala |
| title_sort | clinical and economic impact of covid 19 on agricultural workers guatemala |
| topic | COVID-19 coronavirus disease severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 SARS-CoV-2 coronaviruses viruses |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/13/21-2303_article |
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