West Nile Virus Infection Among Turkey Breeder Farm Workers – Wisconsin, 2002

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Bernard, Bruce P. ; Bunning, M. L. ; Campbell, G. L. ; Davis, J. P. ; Glaser, L. C. ; Lenhart, Steven W. ; Marfin, A. A. ; Sotir, Mark J. ; Wegner, M. V.
• Description:
  In 2002, Wisconsin public health officials were notified of two cases of febrile illness in workers at a commercial turkey breeder farm (farm A) in county A. The Wisconsin Division of Public Health (WDPH) initiated an investigation that found a high prevalence of West Nile virus (WNV) antibody among farm A workers and turkeys. An associated high incidence of febrile illness among farm A workers also was observed. This report summarizes the results of this investigation, which indicate possible nonmosquito transmission among birds and subsequent infection of humans at farm A. Because the mode of transmission in this outbreak is unknown, turkey handlers should take appropriate precautions, including use of DEET- containing mosquito repellents, protective clothing and gloves, respiratory protection, and proper hand hygiene. Suspected occupationally acquired WNV infections should be reported immediately to local and state health departments. During November 2002, WDPH and the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene (WSLH) confirmed that two ill residents of county A had been infected with WNV. Before these reports, only one human WNV infection had been reported in this county. Both persons worked at farm A and had febrile illness with rash during late September-early October. These human illnesses occurred after a suspected fowl pox outbreak among farm A turkeys in September. Workers were concerned the pox outbreak might be associated with their illnesses. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Animals Antibodies Communicable Diseases Farmers Food Handling Food Industry Occupational Diseases Occupational Health Safety Skin Viral Diseases

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• Keywords:
  Agricultural-industry Agricultural-workers Antibody-response Bird-breeders Humans Infectious-diseases Meat-handlers Occupational-diseases Poultry-industry Poultry-workers Sampling Serology Skin-irritants Viral-diseases Viral-infections

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• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 5 ; Wisconsin
• 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
• Contributor:
  Doering, M. ; Montgomery, S. ; Komar, N. ; O'Leary, Dan ; Schneider, P.
• Volume:
  52
• Issue:
  42
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20023672
• Citation:
  MMWR 2003 Oct; 52(42):1017-1019
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a10331fa52a5407153d4a5c2c706e856a108fde23ccf0b8e6003ab427b990d0ffd3acb9b9a5f74d15d6ac7826af2b6e951ad215e5151f55e90c1245607ed13b1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183329/cdc_183329_DS1.pdf
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