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## Background: Healthcare personnel (hcp) have an occupation-related risk of an infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) and can transmit covid-19 to patients. the related occupational disease is the bk 3101. ## Objective: The frequency of suspected claims of occupation-related sars-cov‐2 infections and confirmed claims of covid-19 occupational diseases, reporting obligations under the german infection protection act (ifsg) and mandatory notification requirements of physicians. ## Material and methods: Selective literature search with special respect to data of accident insurance institutions regarding occupation-related sars-cov‐2 infections among hcp. ## Results: The sars-cov‐2 pandemic also represents a challenge for occupational healthcare and the public health service. in recent months an increased number of suspected cases of an occupational disease (bk 3101) associated with covid-19 were registered at the accident insurance institutions as well as notifications of accidents at work. the public health service handles registrations under the ifsg and coordinates the tracking of contact persons. ## Conclusion: Occupation-related sars-cov‐2 inf

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Author

Sabine Wicker; Pia Behrens; René Gottschalk

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Published

2021

Language

DE

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)