Logistics Workers Are a Key Factor for SARS-CoV-2 Spread in Brazilian Small Towns: Case-Control Study.
Breno Bernardes-SouzaSaulo Ricardo Costa JúniorCarolina Ali SantosRaimundo Marques Do Nascimento NetoFernando De Carvalho BottegaDaiana Carolina GodoyBruno Lourençoni FreitasDaniela Leite Garcia SilvaTitus Josef BrinkerRaiza Aranha NascimentoUnaí TupinambásAlexandre Barbosa ReisWendel Coura-VitalPublished in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2021)
Our study shows a strong association between logistics workers and the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and highlights the key role of these workers in the viral spread in small towns. These findings indicate the need to focus on this population to determine COVID-19 prevention and control strategies, including vaccination and sentinel genomic surveillance.