检测疾病传播:比较县监狱和周围社区的SARS-CoV-2病例
John Will1, Shelley Aggarwal2,3, Iryna Kalish1
1Custody Health Services, Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System, San Jose, California, USA.
概括
对SARS-CoV-2的监狱入狱测试可以帮助检测社区传播. 早期识别严重急性呼吸系统综合征新冠病毒在监狱中的2例与当地县的发病率相关.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 传染病监测 传染病监测 传染病
背景情况:
- 早期发现传染病传播对公共卫生至关重要.
- 监狱环境可能容易受到疾病快速传播的影响.
- 在惩戒设施中监测严重急性呼吸系统综合征冠状病毒2 (SARS-CoV-2) 提供了对社区传播动态的见解.
研究的目的:
- 评估在监狱入狱14天内发现的SARS-CoV-2病例与当地县发生率之间的相关性.
- 确定监狱入狱测试数据是否可以作为社区疾病传播的早期指标.
主要方法:
- 从电子健康记录和公共卫生网站提取数据.
- 圣克拉拉县 (SCC) 监狱的SARS-CoV-2病例 (入院14天内) 与SCC总体病例的比较.
- 统计分析以评估监狱入狱病例与每周县病例计数之间的相关性.
主要成果:
- 在监狱入狱14天内发现的SARS-CoV-2病例和下周报告的SCC病例之间观察到强烈的正相关性 (r = 0.785).
- 该研究分析了来自SCC监狱入狱的250例SARS-CoV-2阳性病例,而SCC总病例为141,841.
结论:
- 来自监狱入院的SARS-CoV-2测试数据可以成为早期检测周围社区疾病传播的宝贵工具.
- 这种方法可以通过及时提供有关社区级病毒传播的信息来加强公共卫生监测.
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