U.S.: Infectious Diseases Occurring in Workplaces
February 23rd, 2019Su C, de Perio MA, Cummings KJ, McCague A, Luckhaupt SE, Sweeney M. Case Investigations of Infectious Diseases Occurring in Workplaces, United States, 2006–2015. Emerg Infect Dis. 2019;25(3):397-405. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2503.180708
Reported case investigations of infectious disease occurring in workplaces, by industry categories, occupations, and diseases, United States, 2006–2015*
| Industry category (NAICS code) | Occupations | Infectious diseases | References† |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting (11) | Hunter | Brucellosis | (61) |
| Farmer | Variant influenza A(H3N2); Escherichia coli infection | (83); (71) | |
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Rodent breeder
|
LCMV infection
|
(82)
|
| Construction (23)
|
Laborer
|
Coccidioidomycosis
|
(23,25)
|
| Manufacturing (31–33) | Drum maker | Anthrax | (2) |
| Poultry vaccine production worker | Salmonellosis | (29) | |
| Poultry-processing worker | Campylobacteriosis | (17) | |
| Furniture company worker | Tuberculosis | (54) | |
| Slaughterhouse inspector | Q fever | (65) | |
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|
Automobile manufacturing worker
|
Legionnaires’ disease
|
(81)
|
| Transportation (48) | Truck driver | Streptococcus suis infection; cryptosporidiosis | (79); (88) |
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Pilot, flight attendant
|
Malaria
|
(37)
|
| Professional, scientific, and technical services (54)
|
Laboratory worker
|
Vaccinia virus infection, HIV infection, plague, cowpox, meningococcal disease, brucellosis
|
(13,30–35,86)
|
| Administrative support and waste management and remediation services (56)
|
Landscaper
|
Tularemia
|
(21)
|
| Education services (61)
|
School employee, teacher
|
Influenza
|
(8)
|
| Healthcare and social assistance (62) | Healthcare worker (security guard, nurse, nursing aide, physician, volunteer, environmental services) | Mumps; MRSA skin infection; norovirus gastroenteritis; adenovirus 14 infection; RSV infection; Trichophyton tonsurans skin infection; meningococcal disease; influenza; salmonellosis; Ebola virus disease; measles; TB | (51); (52); (56); (57); (62); (64); (66); (11,68); (87); (14); (92); (12,77) |
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Childcare worker
|
E. coli infection
|
(72)
|
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation (71) | Wildlife biologist | Plague | (59) |
| Animal caretaker | MRSA skin infection | (63) | |
| Adult film performer | HIV infection | (36) | |
| Spa maintenance worker | MAC infection | (22) | |
| Filmmaker | Coccidioidomycosis | (24) | |
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Day camp counselor
|
Histoplasmosis
|
(26)
|
| Food services (72)
|
Cook, food server
|
Norovirus gastroenteritis; salmonellosis; E. coli infection
|
(20); (19);
(89)
|
| Other services except public administration (81) | Embalmer | TB | (16) |
| Animal refugee worker | Tuberculosis; sealpox virus infection | (28); (18) | |
| Pet store worker | Salmonellosis | (74) | |
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Missionary worker
|
Melioidosis; dengue fever
|
(75); (70)
|
| Public administration (92) | US Customs officer | Measles | (9,10) |
| Police officer | Meningococcal disease | (66) | |
| Firefighter | Cryptosporidiosis | (88) | |
| Correctional officer | Cryptosporidiosis; Shiga toxin–producing E. coli infection; TB; coccidioidomycosis; | (78); (71); (12); (90) | |
| Military | Legionellosis; TB | (73); (53) |
*An expanded version of this table showing complete details on all cases is available online (https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/EID/article/25/3/18-0708-T1.htm). HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; LCMV, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus; MAC, Mycobacterium avium complex; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; RSV, respiratory syncytial virus; TB, tuberculosis. NAICS, 2012 North American Industry Classification System (https://www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/).
†Reference numbers >50 and additional details on the literature search are available in the Appendix.