The epidemiology of COVID-19 outbreaks in farms in Ontario, Canada, in the pre-vaccine year of the pandemic UofT PublicHealthON COVID19 covid coronavirus farm farming publichealth agriculture health disease pandemic
By Bhavana KunkalikarJun 7 2023Reviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc. In a recent study published in the Canada Communicable Disease Report, researchers discussed the farm outbreaks of coronavirus disease 2019 in Ontario from January to December 2020.
In September 2020, the Ontario Ministry of Health created the "COVID-19 Guidance: On-Farm Outbreak Management" to address the specific challenges farm workers face during the pandemic. The guidelines offer suggestions for safe practices in transportation, worksites, and shared accommodations. In September 2020, the Ontario Ministry of Health provided guidance that outlines what constitutes a COVID-19 on-farm outbreak. An on-farm outbreak of COVID-19 occurs when there is at least one COVID-19 case in a congregate living region or two cases in the workplace, whether symptomatic or asymptomatic, along with evidence of COVID-19 spread in either of these areas. The study involved outbreaks that occurred between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020.
Related StoriesThe study also calculated the percentage of farm outbreaks as well as outbreak-associated cases among greenhouses in each season. The outbreaks among the top three PHUs were displayed using an epidemiologic curve, showing the number of outbreak-associated infections over the given period.
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