COVID-19 in jails and prisons: A neglected infection in a marginalized population

Carlos Franco-Paredes; Katherine Jankousky; Jonathan Schultz; Jessica Bernfeld; Kimberly Cullen; Nicolas G. Quan; Shelley Kon; Peter Hotez; Andrés F. Henao-Martínez; Martin Krsak

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0008409

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COVID-19 in jails and prisons: A neglected infection in a marginalized population

Carlos Franco-Paredes ,

* E-mail: Carlos.franco-paredes@cuanshutz.edu

Affiliations Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Hospital Infantil de México, Federico Gomez, México City, México

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8757-643X

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Katherine Jankousky,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9619-7714

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Jonathan Schultz,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9405-5333

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Jessica Bernfeld,

Affiliation Criminal Defense Attorney, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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Kimberly Cullen,

Affiliation UCHealth, Family Medicine, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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Nicolas G. Quan,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1145-1910

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Shelley Kon,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6394-7117

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Peter Hotez,

Affiliation Texas Children’s Center for Vaccine Development, Departments of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology & Microbiology, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Andrés F. Henao-Martínez,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7363-8652

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Martin Krsak

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1746-7462

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COVID-19 in jails and prisons: A neglected infection in a marginalized population

Carlos Franco-Paredes,
Katherine Jankousky,
Jonathan Schultz,
Jessica Bernfeld,
Kimberly Cullen,
Nicolas G. Quan,
Shelley Kon,
Peter Hotez,
Andrés F. Henao-Martínez,
Martin Krsak

Published: June 22, 2020
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008409

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Publisher's Note

Posted by plosntds_team on 29 Jun 2020 at 21:35 GMT

There is an error in Table 1. The publisher apologizes for the error. In the second row, the Data Source should read: COVID Prison Project^b

The correct footnote for this Data Source should read:
^bCOVID Prison Project. Available from: www.covidprisonproject.co... [cited 2020 May 29]

No competing interests declared.

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