2020年1月至12月,安大略省的COVID-19农场爆发,2020年1月至12月
Hetal Patel1, Ana Ulloa2, Sarah Buchan1,2
1Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.
概括
在2020年,安大略省的农场爆发有2,202例COVID-19病例,其中大多数发生在春季和秋季. 温室农场甚至在夏季较低的传播周期中也发生了疫情.
科学领域:
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 职业健康 职业健康 职业健康
背景情况:
- 农场工人对安大略省的食品供应链至关重要.
- 他们面临着COVID-19传播的重大职业风险.
- 这项研究检查了在大流行的第一年在安大略省农场爆发的疫情.
研究的目的:
- 描述2020年在安大略省农场爆发的流行病学.
- 根据季节和农场类型分析疫情的趋势.
- 了解农场爆发中COVID-19病例的特征和结果.
主要方法:
- 从2020年1月1日至12月31日的安大略省农场爆发和COVID-19病例的提取数据.
- 根据规模,季节,农场类型和持续时间来表征疫情.
- 分析了病例人口统计,病史,症状和结果.
主要成果:
- 在2020年,64个农场爆发和2,202个COVID-19病例被确定.
- 大多数疫情发生在春季 (39.1%) 和秋季 (39.1%).
- 温室农场在夏季爆发 (83.3%),尽管社区传播率低;中位数爆发大小为14.5例,中位数持续时间为23天.
结论:
- 2020年,农场爆发是安大略省COVID-19传播和疾病的重要来源.
- 春秋季是农场疫情爆发的高峰期.
- 温室农场仍然是传播地点,即使社区传播减少.
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