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Volume 27, Number 4—April 2021
Synopsis

Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission among Meat Processing Workers in Nebraska, USA, and Effectiveness of Risk Mitigation Measures

Jocelyn J. HersteinComments to Author , Abraham Degarege, Derry Stover, Christopher Austin, Michelle M. Schwedhelm, James V. Lawler, John J. Lowe, Athena K. Ramos, and Matthew Donahue
Author affiliations: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA (J.J. Herstein, A. Degarege, J.V. Lawler, J.J. Lowe, A.K. Ramos); Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA (D. Stover, C. Austin, M. Donahue); Nebraska Medicine, Omaha (M.M. Schwedhelm, J.V. Lawler)

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Table 3

Comparisons of the incidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection among meat processing workers before mask intervention, between mask and physical barrier intervention, and after physical barrier intervention in meatpacking facilities, Nebraska, April–July 2020

Facility Incidence /1,000 persons /d
<10 d after mask intervention Between day 10 after mask and day 10 after physical barrier intervention >10 d after physical intervention p value
for difference*
A 3.46 3.23 0.26 <0.001
B 11.13 42.2 0.58 <0.001
C
 2.63
 0.26
 0.32
 <0.001
*p value difference represents difference in incidence before initiation of mask intervention and after physical barrier intervention.

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