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EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 27, Issue 5, Pages 1330-1342Publisher
CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION
DOI: 10.3201/eid2705.204949
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- Innovative Genomics Institute at the University of California Berkeley
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Farmworkers in the United States have a higher prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection compared to other adults in the same communities. It is necessary to prioritize vaccination and other preventive interventions in this population to reduce the risk of infection.
During the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, farmworkers in the United States are considered essential personnel and continue in-person work. We conducted prospective surveillance for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and antibody prevalence among farmworkers in Salinas Valley, California, during June 15-November 30, 2020. We observed 22.1% (1,514/6,864) positivity for SARS-CoV-2 infection among farmworkers compared with 17.2% (1,255/7,305) among other adults from the same communities (risk ratio 1.29, 95% CI 1.20-1.37). In a nested study enrolling 1,115 farmworkers, prevalence of current infection was 27.7% among farmworkers reporting >= 1 COVID-19 symptom and 7.2% among farmworkers without symptoms (adjusted odds ratio 4.16, 95% CI 2.85-6.06). Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies increased from 10.5% (95% CI 6.0%-18.4%) during July 16-August 31 to 21.2% (95% CI 16.6%-27.4%) during November 1-30. High SARS-CoV-2 infection prevalence among farmworkers underscores the need for vaccination and other preventive interventions.
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