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Article Dans Une Revue Infectious Diseases Now Année : 2022

Incidence and characteristics of COVID-19 in French professional football players during the 2020-2021 season

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OBJECTIVES: To describe the epidemiology of COVID-19 in French professional football players, and to compare the infection incidence with the general population across the first three waves. METHODS: During the 2020-2021 season, all professional football players (n = 1217) in the two primary French leagues underwent weekly testing for SARS-CoV-2 infection by nasopharyngeal PCR, in combination with rigorous infection control measures. RESULTS: Among all players, 572 (47%) tested positive at least once, with no COVID-19-related death or hospital admission. Monthly incidence estimates in players ranged from 1486 to 6731 per 100,000 individuals, i.e. 2-17 times higher than incidence estimates in the general population in France during the study period. CONCLUSION: Almost 50% of professional football players developed SARS-CoV-2 infection during the 2020-2021 season in France, with no severe complication.

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hal-03777227 , version 1 (14-09-2022)

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David Luque-Paz, Emmanuel Orhant, Fabrice Michel, P Kuentz, Jean-François Chapellier, et al.. Incidence and characteristics of COVID-19 in French professional football players during the 2020-2021 season. Infectious Diseases Now, 2022, 52 (6), pp.71-373. ⟨10.1016/j.idnow.2022.07.001⟩. ⟨hal-03777227⟩
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