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High rates of SARS-CoV-2 infection in funeral home workers in Ecuador: Is it an occupational risk for COVID-19?
Ortiz-Prado, Esteban; Vásconez, Jorge Eduardo; Vallejo-Janeta, Alexander Paolo; Morales-Jadán, Diana; Henriquez-Trujillo, Aquiles R; Rivera-Olivero, Ismar A; Andrade, Felipe; Lozada, Tannya; Garcia-Bereguiain, Miguel Angel.
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  • Ortiz-Prado E; One Health Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador.
  • Vásconez JE; Universidad Latina de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica.
  • Vallejo-Janeta AP; One Health Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador.
  • Morales-Jadán D; One Health Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador.
  • Henriquez-Trujillo AR; One Health Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador.
  • Rivera-Olivero IA; One Health Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador.
  • Andrade F; One Health Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador.
  • Lozada T; One Health Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador.
  • Garcia-Bereguiain MA; Decanato de Investigación y Vinculación, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador.
Front Public Health ; 10: 1012434, 2022.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36438256
Aim: The COVID-19 outbreak has already caused more than 6.5 million deaths, overwhelming health systems worldwide. The unusual demand for funeral home services could make these workers a potential risk group for occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2 associated with corpses management for COVID-19 patients. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study aimed to describe the infection rate of SARS-CoV-2 in funeral home staff by testing them with RT-qPCR in Quito, Ecuador. A total of 232 funeral home workers, representing more than 40% of funeral home personnel in Quito, were included in the study, in June 2020, immediately after the population lockdown was lifted in Ecuador. Results: A total of 48 individuals tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, yielding an infection rate of 20.7%. The SARS-CoV-2 infection rate was 18.1 and 20.0% among personnel managing corpses or not managing corpses, respectively. Among the SARS-CoV-2 positive patients, 81.3% reported no symptoms related to COVID-19, and 3 individuals had high viral loads over 108 copies/ml. Conclusion: The high SARS-CoV-2 infection rate in funeral home staff suggested a potential occupational risk for COVID-19 but not related to corpses management. Public health guidelines for safe corpses management for COVID-19 victims and safe funeral services should be reinforced.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Funerárias / COVID-19 Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Ecuador Idioma: En Revista: Front Public Health Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Equador País de publicação: Suíça
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Funerárias / COVID-19 Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Ecuador Idioma: En Revista: Front Public Health Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Equador País de publicação: Suíça