Publications by authors named "Charles Rhea"
We describe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among US food manufacturing and agriculture workers and provide updated information on meat and poultry processing workers. Among 742 food and agriculture workplaces in 30 states, 8,978 workers had confirmed COVID-19; 55 workers died. Racial and ethnic minority workers could be disproportionately affected by COVID-19.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMeat and poultry processing facilities face distinctive challenges in the control of infectious diseases, including coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (1). COVID-19 outbreaks among meat and poultry processing facility workers can rapidly affect large numbers of persons. Assessment of COVID-19 cases among workers in 115 meat and poultry processing facilities through April 27, 2020, documented 4,913 cases and 20 deaths reported by 19 states (1).
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- * Between April 9-27, data indicated that out of 115 processing facilities in 19 states, about 3% of workers (4,913) contracted COVID-19, with 20 related deaths reported.
- * Effective measures to reduce transmission include symptom screening, discouraging sick workers from coming in, maintaining social distance, using face coverings, and regularly disinfecting high-touch surfaces.