墨西哥对前往美国的农业工人进行COVID-19测试
Jessica Teleaga1,2, Zachary A White3, Joaquin Cervantes4
1Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE MS H16-4, 30333, Atlanta, GA, Georgia. qso1@cdc.gov.
Journal of immigrant and minority health
|August 28, 2023
概括
对于H-2A农业工人的入境前COVID-19测试是可行的和有益的. 这项试点研究表明,测试阻止了受感染的工人进入美国,保护了食品供应.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 农业科学 农业科学
背景情况:
- COVID-19大流行严重影响全球健康和经济,农业劳动力面临美国食品供应的风险.
- 主要来自墨西哥的H-2A签证农业工人对美国农业部门至关重要,每年约有30万农业工人进入美国.
- 对这些劳动力的不利影响威胁到美国食品供应链的稳定性.
研究的目的:
- 评估H-2A农业工人入境前SARS-CoV-2 (导致COVID-19的病毒) 检测的可行性和公共卫生效益.
- 确定在墨西哥H-2A工人在进入美国之前感染SARS-CoV-2的流行率.
主要方法:
- 一个试点COVID-19测试计划于2021年2月至5月进行.
- 该CerTest VIASURE实时PCR检测套件用于SARS-CoV-2的测试.
- 收集的数据包括参与者的人口统计数据,测试结果和周转时间.
主要成果:
- 检测了1195名H-2A工人,其中15人 (1.3%) 检测出SARS-CoV-2阳性.
- 报告测试结果的平均时间是样本采集后的31小时.
- 在进入美国之前,检测阳性的工人在墨西哥被隔离,以防止潜在的传播.
结论:
- 对H-2A农业工人的入境前SARS-CoV-2检测是减轻公共卫生风险的可行策略.
- 测试过程证明了可行性,并没有导致临时农业工人的入境延迟.
- 雇主和代理人对实施这种入境前检测协议有很大的兴趣.
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