Descriptive epidemiology of COVID-19 cases in healthcare workers, Portugal, 2020

Authors

  • Héloïse Lucaccioni European Program for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden Direção-Geral da Saúde, Lisbon, Portugal http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3080-9794
  • Cristina Costa Unidade de Saúde Pública Zé Povinho, ACeS Oeste Norte, Portugal Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Lisbon, Portugal Direção-Geral da Saúde, Lisbon, Portugal
  • Mariana Perez Duque European Program for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden Direção-Geral da Saúde, Lisbon, Portugal Unidade de Saúde Pública, ACeS Porto Ocidental, ARS Norte, Porto, Portugal
  • Rita Sá Machado Divisão de Epidemiologia e Estatística, Direção-Geral da Saúde, Lisbon, Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32385/rpmgf.v37i4.12979

Keywords:

COVID-19, Healthcare workers, Portugal, Epidemiological surveillance, SARS-CoV-2

Abstract

Healthcare workers are at high risk of COVID-19 infection due to their professional exposure. To date, there is limited data and evidence on COVID-19 infections among healthcare workers in Portugal. We described the characteristics of healthcare workers reported as confirmed cases of COVID-19 during the first months of the national surveillance in Portugal (January-May 2020). We conclude with recommendations to improve surveillance of COVID-19 among the health workforce.

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Published

2021-09-14

Issue

Vol. 37 No. 4 (2021): Revista Portuguesa de Medicina Geral e Familiar

Section

Brief Article

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Descriptive epidemiology of COVID-19 cases in healthcare workers, Portugal, 2020. (2021). Portuguese Journal of Family Medicine and General Practice, 37(4), 366-72. https://doi.org/10.32385/rpmgf.v37i4.12979