ABSTRACT

The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and associated coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) has brought farmers and farmworkers the designation of “essential”, while placing them into heightened vulnerability for the disease. Many factors diminish access to education and prevention technologies emerging to combat COVID-19. For farmers, advanced age and rural location play a part. Farmworkers encounter numerous additional barriers including language and cultural differences, socioeconomic pressures, and immigration status. The unusual persistence and multiple transmission pathways of SARS-CoV-2 emerging from ongoing scientific study require customization of otherwise standard prevention messaging to farmers and farmworkers to prevent infection and disease exacerbation. AgriSafe Network and Migrant Clinicians Network, both national organizations and major stakeholders in agricultural health, are on the front lines of translating science into practical prevention strategies for those providing health services to farmworkers and farmers. The partnerships pursued provide a blueprint for quickly translating emerging disease ecology to support the health of agricultural populations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

摘要

严重的急性呼吸综合症冠状病毒2（SARS-CoV-2）和相关的冠状病毒病19（COVID-19）的出现使农民和农场工人被指定为“基本”，同时使他们更易患该疾病。许多因素削弱了对抗COVID-19的新兴教育和预防技术的获取。对于农民而言，老年和农村地区是其中的一部分。农民工遇到许多其他障碍，包括语言和文化差异，社会经济压力以及移民身份。正在进行的科学研究中出现的SARS-CoV-2异常的持久性和多种传播途径要求向农民和农场工人定制其他标准的预防信息，以防止感染和疾病恶化。国家组织和农业卫生的主要利益相关者AgriSafe网络和移民临床医生网络处于将科学转化为为农民和农民提供卫生服务的实际预防策略的第一线。所寻求的伙伴关系为快速转变新兴疾病生态学提供了一个蓝图，以在COVID-19大流行期间支持农业人口的健康。