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Hast M, Swanson M, Scott C, Oraka E, Espinosa C, Burnett E, Kukielka EA, Rice ME, Mehari L, McCloud J, Miller D, Franklin R, Tate JE, Kirking HL, Morris E. Prevalence of risk behaviors and correlates of SARS-CoV-2 positivity among in-school contacts of confirmed cases in a Georgia school district in the pre-vaccine era, December 2020-January 2021. BMC Public Health 2022;22:101. [PMID: 35031000 PMCID: PMC8759220 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-12347-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open

Abstract

BACKGROUND

There is a continuing risk for COVID-19 transmission in school settings while transmission is ongoing in the community, particularly among unvaccinated populations. To ensure that schools continue to operate safely and to inform implementation of prevention strategies, it is imperative to gain better understanding of the risk behaviors of staff and students. This secondary analysis describes the prevalence of COVID-19 risk behaviors in an exposed population of students and school staff in the pre-vaccine era and identifies associations between these behaviors and testing positive for SARS-CoV-2.

METHODS

From December 2020-January 2021, school staff and students exposed to confirmed COVID-19 cases in a Georgia school district were tested for SARS-CoV-2 and surveyed regarding risk behaviors in and out of school. Prevalence of risk behaviors was described by age group and school level, and associations with SARS-CoV-2 positivity were identified using chi squared tests.

RESULTS

Overall, 717 students and 79 school staff participated in the investigation; SARS-CoV-2 positivity was 9.2%. In the 2 weeks prior to COVID-19 exposure, 24% of participants reported unmasked indoor time at school, 40% attended social gatherings with non-household members, and 71% visited out-of-school indoor locations, including 19% who ate indoors in restaurants. Frequencies of risk behaviors increased by age. Among students, 17% participated in school sports, of whom 86% participated without a mask. SARS-CoV-2 positivity was significantly associated with school sports and unmasked time in sports. Among K-5 students, positivity was associated with exposure to a teacher index case.

CONCLUSIONS

This analysis highlights the high prevalence of risk behaviors in an unvaccinated population exposed to COVID-19 in school and identifies an association between student sports participation and SARS-CoV-2 positivity. These findings illustrate the importance of school-level prevention measures to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission, including limiting close-contact indoor sports and promoting consistent mask use in unvaccinated individuals. Future research could explore the role of community vaccination programs as a strategy to reduce COVID-19 transmission and introductions into school settings.

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Marisa Hast grid.416738.f0000 0001 2163 0069CDC COVID-19 Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd. NE, 30329 Atlanta, GA USA
Megan Swanson grid.416738.f0000 0001 2163 0069CDC COVID-19 Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd. NE, 30329 Atlanta, GA USA
Colleen Scott grid.416738.f0000 0001 2163 0069CDC COVID-19 Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd. NE, 30329 Atlanta, GA USA
Emeka Oraka grid.416738.f0000 0001 2163 0069CDC COVID-19 Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd. NE, 30329 Atlanta, GA USA ,2grid.426778.8General Dynamics Information Technology, 3150 Fairview Park Dr, Falls Church, VA 22042 USA
Catherine Espinosa grid.416738.f0000 0001 2163 0069CDC COVID-19 Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd. NE, 30329 Atlanta, GA USA
Eleanor Burnett grid.416738.f0000 0001 2163 0069CDC COVID-19 Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd. NE, 30329 Atlanta, GA USA
Esther A. Kukielka grid.416738.f0000 0001 2163 0069CDC COVID-19 Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd. NE, 30329 Atlanta, GA USA ,3grid.512065.50000 0001 2297 0954Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd. NE, 30329 Atlanta, GA USA
Marion E. Rice grid.416738.f0000 0001 2163 0069CDC COVID-19 Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd. NE, 30329 Atlanta, GA USA
Lemlem Mehari Cobb & Douglas Public Health, 1650 County Services Pkwy, 30008 Marietta, GA USA
Jazmyn McCloud Cobb & Douglas Public Health, 1650 County Services Pkwy, 30008 Marietta, GA USA
Danielle Miller Georgia Public Health Laboratory, 1749 Clairmont Rd, 30033 Decatur, GA USA
Rachel Franklin Cobb & Douglas Public Health, 1650 County Services Pkwy, 30008 Marietta, GA USA
Jacqueline E. Tate grid.416738.f0000 0001 2163 0069CDC COVID-19 Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd. NE, 30329 Atlanta, GA USA
Hannah L. Kirking grid.416738.f0000 0001 2163 0069CDC COVID-19 Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd. NE, 30329 Atlanta, GA USA
Elana Morris grid.416738.f0000 0001 2163 0069CDC COVID-19 Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd. NE, 30329 Atlanta, GA USA

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Cossaboom CM, Medley AM, Spengler JR, Kukielka EA, Goryoka GW, Baird T, Bhavsar S, Campbell S, Campbell TS, Christensen D, Condrey JA, Dawson P, Doty JB, Feldpausch A, Gabel J, Jones D, Lim A, Loiacono CM, Jenkins-Moore M, Moore A, Noureddine C, Ortega J, Poulsen K, Rooney JA, Rossow J, Sheppard K, Sweet E, Stoddard R, Tell RM, Wallace RM, Williams C, Barton Behravesh C. Low SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence and No Active Infections among Dogs and Cats in Animal Shelters with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Human Cases among Employees. Biology (Basel) 2021;10:898. [PMID: 34571775 PMCID: PMC8467101 DOI: 10.3390/biology10090898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Revised: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]

Affiliation(s)

Caitlin M. Cossaboom Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA; (A.M.M.); (J.R.S.); (E.A.K.); (G.W.G.); (S.C.); (J.A.C.); (P.D.); (J.B.D.); (A.M.); (J.R.); (R.S.); (R.M.W.); (C.B.B.)
Alexandra M. Medley Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA; (A.M.M.); (J.R.S.); (E.A.K.); (G.W.G.); (S.C.); (J.A.C.); (P.D.); (J.B.D.); (A.M.); (J.R.); (R.S.); (R.M.W.); (C.B.B.)
Jessica R. Spengler Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA; (A.M.M.); (J.R.S.); (E.A.K.); (G.W.G.); (S.C.); (J.A.C.); (P.D.); (J.B.D.); (A.M.); (J.R.); (R.S.); (R.M.W.); (C.B.B.)
Esther A. Kukielka Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA; (A.M.M.); (J.R.S.); (E.A.K.); (G.W.G.); (S.C.); (J.A.C.); (P.D.); (J.B.D.); (A.M.); (J.R.); (R.S.); (R.M.W.); (C.B.B.) Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Grace W. Goryoka Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA; (A.M.M.); (J.R.S.); (E.A.K.); (G.W.G.); (S.C.); (J.A.C.); (P.D.); (J.B.D.); (A.M.); (J.R.); (R.S.); (R.M.W.); (C.B.B.)
Tiffany Baird Georgia Department of Public Health, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA; (T.B.); (T.S.C.); (A.F.); (J.G.)
Swity Bhavsar Guilford County Animal Services, Greensboro, NC 27409, USA; (S.B.); (C.N.); (J.O.)
Stefanie Campbell Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA; (A.M.M.); (J.R.S.); (E.A.K.); (G.W.G.); (S.C.); (J.A.C.); (P.D.); (J.B.D.); (A.M.); (J.R.); (R.S.); (R.M.W.); (C.B.B.)
Thomas S. Campbell Georgia Department of Public Health, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA; (T.B.); (T.S.C.); (A.F.); (J.G.)
Daniel Christensen Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Madison, WI 53706, USA; (D.C.); (A.L.); (K.P.); (E.S.)
Jillian A. Condrey Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA; (A.M.M.); (J.R.S.); (E.A.K.); (G.W.G.); (S.C.); (J.A.C.); (P.D.); (J.B.D.); (A.M.); (J.R.); (R.S.); (R.M.W.); (C.B.B.)
Patrick Dawson Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA; (A.M.M.); (J.R.S.); (E.A.K.); (G.W.G.); (S.C.); (J.A.C.); (P.D.); (J.B.D.); (A.M.); (J.R.); (R.S.); (R.M.W.); (C.B.B.)
Jeffrey B. Doty Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA; (A.M.M.); (J.R.S.); (E.A.K.); (G.W.G.); (S.C.); (J.A.C.); (P.D.); (J.B.D.); (A.M.); (J.R.); (R.S.); (R.M.W.); (C.B.B.)
Amanda Feldpausch Georgia Department of Public Health, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA; (T.B.); (T.S.C.); (A.F.); (J.G.)
Julie Gabel Georgia Department of Public Health, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA; (T.B.); (T.S.C.); (A.F.); (J.G.)
Dee Jones Alabama Department of Public Health, Montgomery, AL 36104, USA;
Ailam Lim Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Madison, WI 53706, USA; (D.C.); (A.L.); (K.P.); (E.S.)
Christina M. Loiacono United States Department of Agriculture, National Veterinary Services Laboratory, Ames, IA 50010, USA; (C.M.L.); (M.J.-M.); (R.M.T.)
Melinda Jenkins-Moore United States Department of Agriculture, National Veterinary Services Laboratory, Ames, IA 50010, USA; (C.M.L.); (M.J.-M.); (R.M.T.)
Andrea Moore Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA; (A.M.M.); (J.R.S.); (E.A.K.); (G.W.G.); (S.C.); (J.A.C.); (P.D.); (J.B.D.); (A.M.); (J.R.); (R.S.); (R.M.W.); (C.B.B.)
Clarissa Noureddine Guilford County Animal Services, Greensboro, NC 27409, USA; (S.B.); (C.N.); (J.O.)
Jorge Ortega Guilford County Animal Services, Greensboro, NC 27409, USA; (S.B.); (C.N.); (J.O.)
Keith Poulsen Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Madison, WI 53706, USA; (D.C.); (A.L.); (K.P.); (E.S.)
Jane A. Rooney United States Department of Agriculture, Fort Collins, CO 80526, USA;
John Rossow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA; (A.M.M.); (J.R.S.); (E.A.K.); (G.W.G.); (S.C.); (J.A.C.); (P.D.); (J.B.D.); (A.M.); (J.R.); (R.S.); (R.M.W.); (C.B.B.)
Karen Sheppard Huntsville Animal Services, Huntsville, AL 35805, USA;
Emma Sweet Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Madison, WI 53706, USA; (D.C.); (A.L.); (K.P.); (E.S.)
Robyn Stoddard Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA; (A.M.M.); (J.R.S.); (E.A.K.); (G.W.G.); (S.C.); (J.A.C.); (P.D.); (J.B.D.); (A.M.); (J.R.); (R.S.); (R.M.W.); (C.B.B.)
Rachel M. Tell United States Department of Agriculture, National Veterinary Services Laboratory, Ames, IA 50010, USA; (C.M.L.); (M.J.-M.); (R.M.T.)
Ryan M. Wallace Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA; (A.M.M.); (J.R.S.); (E.A.K.); (G.W.G.); (S.C.); (J.A.C.); (P.D.); (J.B.D.); (A.M.); (J.R.); (R.S.); (R.M.W.); (C.B.B.)
Carl Williams North Carolina Division of Public Health, Raleigh, NC 27699, USA;
Casey Barton Behravesh Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA; (A.M.M.); (J.R.S.); (E.A.K.); (G.W.G.); (S.C.); (J.A.C.); (P.D.); (J.B.D.); (A.M.); (J.R.); (R.S.); (R.M.W.); (C.B.B.)

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Chevinsky JR, Tao G, Lavery AM, Kukielka EA, Click ES, Malec D, Kompaniyets L, Bruce BB, Yusuf H, Goodman AB, Dixon MG, Nakao JH, Datta SD, MacKenzie WR, Kadri SS, Saydah S, Giovanni JE, Gundlapalli AV. Late Conditions Diagnosed 1-4 Months Following an Initial Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Encounter: A Matched-Cohort Study Using Inpatient and Outpatient Administrative Data-United States, 1 March-30 June 2020. Clin Infect Dis 2021;73:S5-S16. [PMID: 33909072 PMCID: PMC8135331 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Late sequelae of COVID-19 have been reported; however, few studies have investigated the time course or incidence of late new COVID-19-related health conditions (post-COVID conditions) after COVID-19 diagnosis. Studies distinguishing post-COVID conditions from late conditions caused by other etiologies are lacking. Using data from a large administrative all-payer database, we assessed type, association, and timing of post-COVID conditions following COVID-19 diagnosis.

METHODS

Using the Premier Healthcare Database Special COVID-19 Release (release date, 20 October 2020) data, during March-June 2020, 27 589 inpatients and 46 857 outpatients diagnosed with COVID-19 (case-patients) were 1:1 matched with patients without COVID-19 through the 4-month follow-up period (control-patients) by using propensity score matching. In this matched-cohort study, adjusted ORs were calculated to assess for late conditions that were more common in case-patients than control-patients. Incidence proportion was calculated for conditions that were more common in case-patients than control-patients during 31-120 days following a COVID-19 encounter.

RESULTS

During 31-120 days after an initial COVID-19 inpatient hospitalization, 7.0% of adults experienced ≥1 of 5 post-COVID conditions. Among adult outpatients with COVID-19, 7.7% experienced ≥1 of 10 post-COVID conditions. During 31-60 days after an initial outpatient encounter, adults with COVID-19 were 2.8 times as likely to experience acute pulmonary embolism as outpatient control-patients and also more likely to experience a range of conditions affecting multiple body systems (eg, nonspecific chest pain, fatigue, headache, and respiratory, nervous, circulatory, and gastrointestinal symptoms) than outpatient control-patients.

CONCLUSIONS

These findings add to the evidence of late health conditions possibly related to COVID-19 in adults following COVID-19 diagnosis and can inform healthcare practice and resource planning for follow-up COVID-19 care.

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Affiliation(s)

Jennifer R Chevinsky COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.,Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Guoyu Tao COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Amy M Lavery COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Esther A Kukielka COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.,Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Eleanor S Click COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Donald Malec COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Lyudmyla Kompaniyets COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Beau B Bruce COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Hussain Yusuf COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Alyson B Goodman COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Meredith G Dixon COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Jolene H Nakao COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
S Deblina Datta COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
William R MacKenzie COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Sameer S Kadri Clinical Epidemiology Section, Critical Care Medicine Department, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Sharon Saydah COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Jennifer E Giovanni COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Adi V Gundlapalli COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Kukielka EA, MartÍnez‐lÓpez B, Ballweber LR, Buttke D, Patrick K, Wold EB, Mazur R. Spatial‐Mark‐Resight Model to Estimate Raccoon Abundance in Yosemite Valley, California. WILDLIFE SOC B 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/wsb.1182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]

Gettings JR, Gold JAW, Kimball A, Forsberg K, Scott C, Uehara A, Tong S, Hast M, Swanson MR, Morris E, Oraka E, Almendares O, Thomas ES, Mehari L, McCloud J, Roberts G, Crosby D, Balajee A, Burnett E, Chancey RJ, Cook P, Donadel M, Espinosa C, Evans ME, Fleming-Dutra KE, Forero C, Kukielka EA, Li Y, Marcet PL, Mitruka K, Nakayama JY, Nakazawa Y, O'Hegarty M, Pratt C, Rice ME, Rodriguez Stewart RM, Sabogal R, Sanchez E, Velasco-Villa A, Weng MK, Zhang J, Rivera G, Parrott T, Franklin R, Memark J, Drenzek C, Hall AJ, Kirking HL, Tate JE, Vallabhaneni S. SARS-CoV-2 transmission in a Georgia school district - United States, December 2020-January 2021. Clin Infect Dis 2021;74:319-326. [PMID: 33864375 PMCID: PMC8083290 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open

Affiliation(s)

Jenna R Gettings Georgia Department of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA.,COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Epidemic Intelligence Service, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Jeremy A W Gold COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Epidemic Intelligence Service, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Anne Kimball COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Epidemic Intelligence Service, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Kaitlin Forsberg COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Colleen Scott COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Anna Uehara COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Suxiang Tong COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Marisa Hast COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Megan R Swanson COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Elana Morris COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Emeka Oraka COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA.,General Dynamics Information Technology, Falls Church, VA, USA
Olivia Almendares COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Ebony S Thomas Georgia Department of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA
Lemlem Mehari Cobb & Douglas Public Health, Marietta, GA, USA
Jazmyn McCloud Cobb & Douglas Public Health, Marietta, GA, USA
Gurleen Roberts Cobb & Douglas Public Health, Marietta, GA, USA
Deanna Crosby Cobb & Douglas Public Health, Marietta, GA, USA
Abirami Balajee COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Maximus Federal, Reston, VA, USA
Eleanor Burnett COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Rebecca J Chancey COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Peter Cook COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Morgane Donadel COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Catherine Espinosa COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Mary E Evans COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Katherine E Fleming-Dutra COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Catalina Forero COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Esther A Kukielka COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Epidemic Intelligence Service, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Yan Li COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Paula L Marcet COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Kiren Mitruka COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Jasmine Y Nakayama COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Epidemic Intelligence Service, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Yoshinori Nakazawa COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Michelle O'Hegarty COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Caroline Pratt COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Epidemic Intelligence Service, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Marion E Rice COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Roxana M Rodriguez Stewart COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Raquel Sabogal COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Emanny Sanchez COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Andres Velasco-Villa COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Mark K Weng COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Jing Zhang COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Grant Rivera Marietta City Schools, Marietta, GA, USA
Tonia Parrott Georgia Public Health Laboratory, Decatur, GA, USA
Rachel Franklin Cobb & Douglas Public Health, Marietta, GA, USA
Janet Memark Cobb & Douglas Public Health, Marietta, GA, USA
Cherie Drenzek Georgia Department of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA
Aron J Hall COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Hannah L Kirking COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Jacqueline E Tate COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Snigdha Vallabhaneni COVID-19 Response, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA

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Beltrán-Alcrudo D, Kukielka EA, de Groot N, Dietze K, Sokhadze M, Martínez-López B. Descriptive and multivariate analysis of the pig sector in Georgia and its implications for disease transmission. PLoS One 2018;13:e0202800. [PMID: 30142224 PMCID: PMC6108502 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0202800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Accepted: 08/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open

Kukielka EA, Jori F, Martínez-López B, Chenais E, Masembe C, Chavernac D, Ståhl K. Wild and Domestic Pig Interactions at the Wildlife-Livestock Interface of Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda, and the Potential Association with African Swine Fever Outbreaks. Front Vet Sci 2016;3:31. [PMID: 27148545 PMCID: PMC4831202 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2016.00031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2015] [Accepted: 03/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open

Abstract

Bushpigs (BPs) (Potamochoerus larvatus) and warthogs (WHs) (Phacochoerus africanus), which are widely distributed in Eastern Africa, are likely to cohabitate in the same environment with domestic pigs (DPs), facilitating the transmission of shared pathogens. However, potential interactions between BP, WH, and DP, and the resulting potential circulation of infectious diseases have rarely been investigated in Africa to date. In order to understand the dynamics of such interactions and the potential influence of human behavior and husbandry practices on them, individual interviews (n = 233) and participatory rural appraisals (n = 11) were carried out among Ugandan pig farmers at the edge of Murchison Falls National Park, northern Uganda. In addition, as an example of possible implications of wild and DP interactions, non-linear multivariate analysis (multiple correspondence analyses) was used to investigate the potential association between the aforementioned factors (interactions and human behavior and practices) and farmer reported African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks. No direct interactions between wild pigs (WPs) and DP were reported in our study area. However, indirect interactions were described by 83 (35.6%) of the participants and were identified to be more common at water sources during the dry season. Equally, eight (3.4%) farmers declared exposing their DP to raw hunting leftovers of WPs. The exploratory analysis performed suggested possible associations between the farmer reported ASF outbreaks and indirect interactions, free-range housing systems, dry season, and having a WH burrow less than 3 km from the household. Our study was useful to gather local knowledge and to identify knowledge gaps about potential interactions between wild and DP in this area. This information could be useful to facilitate the design of future observational studies to better understand the potential transmission of pathogens between wild and DPs.

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