COVID-19 among workers in meat and poultry processing facilities - 19 states, April 2020

Jonathan W. Dyal; Michael P. Grant; Kendra Broadwater; Adam Bjork; Michelle A. Waltenburg; John D. Gibbins; Christa Hale; Maggie Silver; Marc Fischer; Jonathan Steinberg; Colin A. Basler; Jesica R. Jacobs; Erin D. Kennedy; Suzanne Tomasi; Douglas Trout; Jennifer Hornsby-Myers; Nadia L. Oussayef; Lisa J. Delaney; Ketki Patel; Varun Shetty; Kelly E. Kline; Betsy Schroeder; Rachel K. Herlihy; Jennifer House; Rachel Jervis; Joshua L. Clayton; Dustin Ortbahn; Connie Austin; Erica Berl; Zack Moore; Bryan F. Buss; Derry Stover; Ryan Westergaard; Ian Pray; Meghan DeBolt; Amy Person; Julie Gabel; Theresa S. Kittle; Pamela Hendren; Charles Rhea; Caroline Holsinger; John Dunn; George Turabelidze; Farah S. Ahmed; Siestke DeFijter; Caitlin S. Pedati; Karyl Rattay; Erica E. Smith; Carolina Luna-Pinto; Laura A. Cooley; Sharon Saydah; Nykiconia D. Preacely; Ryan A. Maddox; Elizabeth Lundeen; Bradley Goodwin; Sandor E. Karpathy; Sean Griffing; Mary M. Jenkins; Garry Lowry; Rachel D. Schwarz; Jonathan Yoder; Georgina Peacock; Henry T. Walke; Dale A. Rose; Margaret A. Honein

doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6918e3

COVID-19 among workers in meat and poultry processing facilities - 19 states, April 2020

Jonathan W. Dyal
, Michael P. Grant
, Kendra Broadwater
, Adam Bjork
, Michelle A. Waltenburg
, John D. Gibbins
, Christa Hale
, Maggie Silver
, Marc Fischer
, Jonathan Steinberg
, Colin A. Basler
, Jesica R. Jacobs
, Erin D. Kennedy
, Suzanne Tomasi
, Douglas Trout
, Jennifer Hornsby-Myers
, Nadia L. Oussayef
, Lisa J. Delaney
, Ketki Patel
, Varun Shetty

Kelly E. Kline, Betsy Schroeder, Rachel K. Herlihy, Jennifer House, Rachel Jervis, Joshua L. Clayton, Dustin Ortbahn, Connie Austin, Erica Berl, Zack Moore, Bryan F. Buss, Derry Stover, Ryan Westergaard, Ian Pray, Meghan DeBolt, Amy Person, Julie Gabel, Theresa S. Kittle, Pamela Hendren, Charles Rhea, Caroline Holsinger, John Dunn, George Turabelidze, Farah S. Ahmed, Siestke DeFijter, Caitlin S. Pedati, Karyl Rattay, Erica E. Smith, Carolina Luna-Pinto, Laura A. Cooley, Sharon Saydah, Nykiconia D. Preacely, Ryan A. Maddox, Elizabeth Lundeen, Bradley Goodwin, Sandor E. Karpathy, Sean Griffing, Mary M. Jenkins, Garry Lowry, Rachel D. Schwarz, Jonathan Yoder, Georgina Peacock, Henry T. Walke, Dale A. Rose, Margaret A. Honein

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What is already known about this topic? Persons in congregate work and residential locations are at increased risk for transmission and acquisition of respiratory infections. What is added by this report? COVID-19 cases among U.S. workers in 115 meat and poultry processing facilities were reported by 19 states. Among approximately 130,000 workers at these facilities, 4,913 cases and 20 deaths occurred. Factors potentially affecting risk for infection include difficulties with workplace physical distancing and hygiene and crowded living and transportation conditions. What are the implications for public health practice? Improving physical distancing, hand hygiene, cleaning and disinfection, and medical leave policies, and providing educational materials in languages spoken by workers might help reduce COVID-19 in these settings and help preserve the function of this critical infrastructure industry.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	557-561
Number of pages	5
Journal	Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Volume	69
Issue number	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6918e3
State	Published - May 8 2020
Externally published	Yes

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Health(social science)
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Health Information Management

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Dyal, J. W., Grant, M. P., Broadwater, K., Bjork, A., Waltenburg, M. A., Gibbins, J. D., Hale, C., Silver, M., Fischer, M., Steinberg, J., Basler, C. A., Jacobs, J. R., Kennedy, E. D., Tomasi, S., Trout, D., Hornsby-Myers, J., Oussayef, N. L., Delaney, L. J., Patel, K., ... Honein, M. A. (2020). COVID-19 among workers in meat and poultry processing facilities - 19 states, April 2020. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 69(18), 557-561. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6918e3

Dyal, JW, Grant, MP, Broadwater, K, Bjork, A, Waltenburg, MA, Gibbins, JD, Hale, C, Silver, M, Fischer, M, Steinberg, J, Basler, CA, Jacobs, JR, Kennedy, ED, Tomasi, S, Trout, D, Hornsby-Myers, J, Oussayef, NL, Delaney, LJ, Patel, K, Shetty, V, Kline, KE, Schroeder, B, Herlihy, RK, House, J, Jervis, R, Clayton, JL, Ortbahn, D, Austin, C, Berl, E, Moore, Z, Buss, BF, Stover, D, Westergaard, R, Pray, I, DeBolt, M, Person, A, Gabel, J, Kittle, TS, Hendren, P, Rhea, C, Holsinger, C, Dunn, J, Turabelidze, G, Ahmed, FS, DeFijter, S, Pedati, CS, Rattay, K, Smith, EE, Luna-Pinto, C, Cooley, LA, Saydah, S, Preacely, ND, Maddox, RA, Lundeen, E, Goodwin, B, Karpathy, SE, Griffing, S, Jenkins, MM, Lowry, G, Schwarz, RD, Yoder, J, Peacock, G, Walke, HT, Rose, DA & Honein, MA 2020, 'COVID-19 among workers in meat and poultry processing facilities - 19 states, April 2020', Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, vol. 69, no. 18, pp. 557-561. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6918e3

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