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Clinical and Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Agricultural Workers, Guatemala¹.

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Olson D

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9745239 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Clinical and Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Agricultural Workers, Guatemala<sup>1</sup>.

Olson Daniel D Calvimontes Diva M DM Lamb Molly M MM Guzman Gerber G Barrios Edgar E Chacon Andrea A Rojop Neudy N Arias Kareen K Gomez Melissa M Bolanos Guillermo A GA Monzon Jose J Chard Anna N AN Iwamoto Chelsea C Duca Lindsey M LM Vuong Nga N Fineman Melissa M Lesteberg Kelsey K Beckham David D Santiago Mario L ML Quicke Kendra K Ebel Gregory G Gutierrez Emily Zielinski EZ Azziz-Baumgartner Eduardo E Hayden Frederick G FG Mansour Hani H Edwards Kathryn K Newman Lee S LS Asturias Edwin J EJ

Emerging infectious diseases 20221201 13

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 ...[more]

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Clinical and Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Agricultural Workers, Guatemala¹.

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Clinical and Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Agricultural Workers, Guatemala<sup>1</sup>.

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Clinical and Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Agricultural Workers, Guatemala1.

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Clinical and Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Agricultural Workers, Guatemala<sup>1</sup>.

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