Description of COVID-19 hospitalized health worker cases in the first nine weeks of the pandemic, Brazil, 2020.

Objective: To describe COVID-19 hospitalized health worker cases in Brazil.

Methods: This was a descriptive case series study; it included cases that became ill between February 21st and April 15th, 2020 registered on the Influenza Surveillance Information System (SIVEP-Gripe, acronym in Portuguese).

Results: Of the 184 cases, 110 (59.

High-priority carcinogenic occupational agents and activities for health surveillance in Brazil.

The aims of the present study were to assemble a list of carcinogens considered as having high priority for occupational health actions in Brazil and to describe the process followed to validate it. Through a literature review we retrieved the main carcinogens used in production activities in Brazil, the carcinogenicity classification developed by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and corresponding types of cancer relevant within the Brazilian context. The list thus assembled was reviewed and validated by an expert panel.