Outbreak of Histoplasmosis Among Industrial Plant Workers – Nebraska, 2004

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Safranek, Thomas ; Beecham, B. ; King, Bradley S. ; Burr, Gregory A. ; Lamias, M. ; Fridkin, Scott ; Morgan, J. ; Lindsley, Mark D. ; Warnock, David W. ; Macedo de Oliveira, A. ; Shetty, S.
• Description:
  In February 2004, the Nebraska Health and Human Services System (NHHSS) notified CDC about an outbreak of histoplasmosis among workers at a local agricultural processing plant (plant A). Three workers at the plant had acute, febrile, respiratory illness; two had serologic evidence of histoplasmosis. NHHSS and CDC conducted an investigation to determine the source of transmission and the extent of the outbreak. This report summarizes the findings of that investigation, which confirmed occupationally acquired histoplasmosis. Additional measures might be necessary to minimize risk for histoplasmosis among persons who work in the agricultural industry in areas where it is endemic. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Occupational Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-industry; Agricultural-workers; Respiratory-system-disorders; Region-7; Serology; Occupational-diseases; Occupational-exposure; Pulmonary-system-disorders
• Source:
  MMWR 2004 Nov; 53(43):1020-1022
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; Nebraska ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  4 pdf pages
• Volume:
  53
• Issue:
  43
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20025563
• Citation:
  MMWR 2004 Nov; 53(43):1020-1022
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:bf40bce8f219bb7effead093b521856c2fb426c38961a5c1a65b7f882ce35b58916cfbac06af070e47ab1171d6304ea18d8b86a1b1ec87c50cd4190b9ef11321
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183242/cdc_183242_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 291.33 KB ]