Cleaning and Disinfectant Chemical Exposures and Temporal Associations with COVID-19 — National Poison Data System, United States, January 1, 2020–March 31, 2020
| Autor: | Henry A. Spiller, Hannah L. Hays, Royal Law, Alexandra R. Funk, Erik R. Svendsen, Diane P. Calello, Jeanna M. Marraffa, Maria Mercurio-Zappala, Arthur Chang, Tegan K. Boehmer, Alfred Aleguas, Alvin C. Bronstein, Douglas J. Borys, Amy H. Schnall |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak medicine.medical_specialty Poison Control Centers Health (social science) Adolescent Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Epidemiology Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Disinfectant Pneumonia Viral Poison control Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Health Information Management 030225 pediatrics Environmental health Humans Medicine Full Report 030212 general & internal medicine Child Pandemics business.industry Public health Infant Newborn COVID-19 Infant Environmental Exposure General Medicine Middle Aged United States Child Preschool Female Occupational exposure Coronavirus Infections business Disinfectants |
| Zdroj: | Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report |
| ISSN: | 1545-861X 0149-2195 |
| Popis: | On January 19, 2020, the state of Washington reported the first U.S. laboratory-confirmed case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by infection with SARS-CoV-2 (1). As of April 19, a total of 720,630 COVID-19 cases and 37,202 associated deaths* had been reported to CDC from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and four U.S. territories (2). CDC recommends, with precautions, the proper cleaning and disinfection of high-touch surfaces to help mitigate the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 (3). To assess whether there might be a possible association between COVID-19 cleaning recommendations from public health agencies and the media and the number of chemical exposures reported to the National Poison Data System (NPDS), CDC and the American Association of Poison Control Centers surveillance team compared the number of exposures reported for the period January-March 2020 with the number of reports during the same 3-month period in 2018 and 2019. Fifty-five poison centers in the United States provide free, 24-hour professional advice and medical management information regarding exposures to poisons, chemicals, drugs, and medications. Call data from poison centers are uploaded in near real-time to NPDS. During January-March 2020, poison centers received 45,550 exposure calls related to cleaners (28,158) and disinfectants (17,392), representing overall increases of 20.4% and 16.4% from January-March 2019 (37,822) and January-March 2018 (39,122), respectively. Although NPDS data do not provide information showing a definite link between exposures and COVID-19 cleaning efforts, there appears to be a clear temporal association with increased use of these products. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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