When Things Go South, It Does Affect You: Perceptions of Vibrio-Related Occupational Risk and Harm Among Chesapeake Bay, USA,-Based Watermen

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• Personal Author:
  Barnett DJ ; Bulzacchelli MT ; Davis MF ; Frattaroli S ; Gould CA ; Williams DL
• Description:
  Commercial fishing is a dangerous profession with known hazards for musculoskeletal injuries, yet minimal examination of microbiological or attendant psychosocial hazards from water- and food-borne pathogens like Vibrio vulnificus and V. parahaemolyticus exists. Improving knowledge of Vibrio-related hazards addresses Total Worker Health® concerns for commercial fisheries workers. Methods: Following a grounded theory approach, we conducted semistructured interviews with watermen and related workers who fish and harvest shellfish in the Chesapeake Bay, USA, to investigate risk perceptions and understanding, and compliance with regulations intended to reduce worker and consumer illnesses and injuries from pathogen exposures. Results: Worker and consumer illnesses and injuries, and threat of fishery closures-with regulatory and organizational factors-influence this workforce. Conclusions: Our findings support interventions that promote monitoring, surveillance, and awareness of Vibrio-related risk among watermen, regulatory officials, medical professionals, and the public. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Hunting Microbiology Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Vibriosis Bacterial Disease Chesapeake Bay Fishermen Fishing Industry Microbiological Hazards Pathogens Psychosocial Factors Total Worker Health Total Worker Health® TWH Watermen

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Philadelphia Region [OSHA]
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  66
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070292
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2024 Dec; 66(12):e635-e641
• Contact Point Address:
  Caitlin A. Gould, DrPH, 615 N. Wolfe St., Department of Environmental Health & Engineering, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, c/o Department of Environmental Health & Engineering, Baltimore, MD 21205
• Email:
  cgould10@jh.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2025
• Performing Organization:
  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20210901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ef320c32b4f2cd7d363a8a4ead784a733d58c9a41d6df143081df6230d4564e0ce63f59aefc9306d8f9f137d7aeb4af4e560c6ae1998b3003a9f2e3f223f1afb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/208535/cdc_208535_DS1.pdf
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