Published on in Vol 13 (2024)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/53837, first published .
Investigating SARS-CoV-2 Incidence and Morbidity in Ponce, Puerto Rico: Protocol and Baseline Results From a Community Cohort Study

Investigating SARS-CoV-2 Incidence and Morbidity in Ponce, Puerto Rico: Protocol and Baseline Results From a Community Cohort Study

Investigating SARS-CoV-2 Incidence and Morbidity in Ponce, Puerto Rico: Protocol and Baseline Results From a Community Cohort Study

Chelsea G Major   1, 2 , MPH ;   Dania M Rodríguez   1 , MS ;   Liliana Sánchez-González   1 , MPH, MD ;   Vanessa Rodríguez-Estrada   3 , BS ;   Tatiana Morales-Ortíz   3 , BS ;   Carolina Torres   1, 4 , MPH ;   Nicole M Pérez-Rodríguez   1 , MPH, DrPH ;   Nicole A Medina-Lópes   1 , MPH ;   Neal Alexander   2 , PhD ;   David Mabey   5 , MD ;   Kyle Ryff   1 , MPH ;   Rafael Tosado-Acevedo   1 , PhD ;   Jorge Muñoz-Jordán   1 , PhD ;   Laura E Adams   1 , MPH, DVM ;   Vanessa Rivera-Amill   3 , PhD ;   Melissa Rolfes   6 , MPH, PhD ;   Gabriela Paz-Bailey   1 , MSc, MD, PhD

1 Division of Vector Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, San Juan, Puerto Rico

2 Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

3 Ponce Research Institute, Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, Puerto Rico

4 Kāpili Services, LLC, Alaka`ina Foundation Family of Companies, Orlando, FL, United States

5 Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

6 Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Chelsea G Major, MPH
  • Division of Vector Borne Diseases
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • 1324 Calle Cañada
  • San Juan, 00920
  • Puerto Rico
  • Phone: 1 787-706-2254
  • Email: lhi5@cdc.gov