Incidence of Reported Flu-Like Syndrome Cases in Brazilian Health Care Workers in 2020 (March to June)

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ID15494721
AuthorsAda Avila Assunção (0000-0003-2123-0422, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, corresponding author), Emanuella Gomes Maia (0000-0001-6655-0230, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz), Renata Jardim (0000-0003-2760-3664, Universidade Federal de Sergipe), Tânia Maria De Araújo (0000-0003-2766-7799, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana)
Year2021
Volume18
Issue11
Pages5952-5952
Publication date2021-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph18115952
PMID34206062
OpenAlexW3170060989
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited26

Health care workers (HCWs) are at an increased risk of being exposed to COVID-19. This study aimed to characterize flu-like syndrome cases (FS) in HCWs notified in Brazil and compare them with FS cases in the general community (GC). In the Brazilian protocol, FS corresponds to a suspected case of COVID-19. The manuscript analyzed cases of FS in five Brazilian states, estimating the incidence rates of cases of FS and clinical and epidemiological characteristics. Registered cases (March to June 2020) totaled about 1,100,000 cases of FS. HCWs represented 17% of the registers, whose incidence was 20.41/100 vs. 2.15/100 in the GC. FS cases in HCWs concentrated the highest percentages in the age group of 30 to 49 years (65.15%) and among the nursing staff (46.86%). This study was the first interstate evaluation in Brazil to estimate suspected cases of FS by COVID-19 in HCWs. In order to control the spread of viral respiratory infections in HCWs, including COVID-19, it is necessary to review the management of health information to identify who they are, how many they are, and to what situations these workers are most frequently exposed, as well as in what professions they have. This information can guide specific, practical, and far-reaching actions

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health care · Incidence (geometry · Infection control · Infectious disease (medical specialty · COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies · Demography · Medicine · SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research · SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics · Surgery

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