Occupational Characteristics and Management Measures of Sporadic COVID-19 Outbreaks From June 2020 to January 2021 in China: The Importance of Tracking Down "Patient Zero"

被引：12
作者：
Feng, Maohui [1 ]
Ling, Qiong [2 ]
Xiong, Jun [3 ]
Manyande, Anne [4 ]
Xu, Weiguo [5 ]
Xiang, Boqi [6 ]
机构：
[1] Wuhan Univ, Zhongnan Hosp, Dept Gastrointestinal Surg,Hubei Canc Clin Study, Wuhan Peritoneal Canc Clin Med Res Ctr,Hubei Key, Wuhan, Peoples R China
[2] Guangzhou Univ Chinese Med, Dept Anesthesiol, Affiliated Hosp 2, Guangzhou, Peoples R China
[3] Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Med Coll, Hepatobiliary Surg Ctr, Union Hosp, Wuhan, Peoples R China
[4] Univ West London, Sch Human & Social Sci, London, England
[5] Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Med Coll, Dept Orthped, Tongji Hosp, Wuhan, Peoples R China
[6] Univ Rutgers, Sch Publ Hlth, New Brunswick, NJ 08854 USA
来源：
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH | 2021年 / 9卷
关键词：
COVID-19; disease; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; patient zero; sporadic cases; occupational characteristics; protective measures; person-to-person transmission; HEALTH-CARE WORKERS; CORONAVIRUS; SARS-COV-2; TRANSMISSION; SPREAD;
D O I：
10.3389/fpubh.2021.670669
中图分类号：
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号：
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要：
There are occupational disparities in the risk of contracting COVID-19. Occupational characteristics and work addresses play key roles in tracking down "patient zero." The present descriptive analysis for occupational characteristics and management measures of sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks from June to December 2020 in China offers important new information to the international community at this stage of the pandemic. These data suggest that Chinese measures including tracking down "patient zero," launching mass COVID-19 testing in the SARS-CoV-2-positive areas, designating a new high- or medium-risk area, locking down the corresponding community or neighborhood in response to new COVID-19 cases, and basing individual methods of protection on science are effective in reducing the transmission of the highly contagious SARS-CoV-2 across China.
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