Animal Agriculture Exposures Among Minnesota Residents with Zoonotic Enteric Infections, 2012–2016

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• Personal Author:
  Klumb CA ; Scheftel JM ; Smith KE
• Description:
  Prospective, population-based surveillance to systematically ascertain exposures to food production animals or their environments among Minnesota residents with sporadic, domestically acquired, laboratory-confirmed enteric zoonotic pathogen infections was conducted from 2012 through 2016. Twenty-three percent (n = 1708) of the 7560 enteric disease cases in the study reported an animal agriculture exposure in their incubation period, including 60% (344/571) of Cryptosporidium parvum cases, 28% (934/3391) of Campylobacter cases, 22% (85/383) of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157 cases, 16% (83/521) of non-O157 STEC cases, 10% (253/2575) of non-typhoidal Salmonella enterica cases and 8% (9/119) of Yersinia enterocolitica cases. Living and/or working on a farm accounted for 61% of cases with an agricultural exposure, followed by visiting a private farm (29% of cases) and visiting a public animal agriculture venue (10% of cases). Cattle were the most common animal type in agricultural exposures, reported by 72% of cases. The estimated cumulative incidence of zoonotic enteric infections for people who live and/or work on farms with food production animals in Minnesota during 2012-2016 was 147 per 10,000 population, vs. 18.5 per 10,000 for other Minnesotans. The burden of enteric zoonoses among people with animal agriculture exposures appears to be far greater than previously appreciated. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Communicable Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Industry Animal-related Diseases Animal Handlers Animal Husbandry Workers Author Keywords: Agriculture Bacterial Infections Enterics Infectious Diseases Occupation-related Infections Occupational Exposure Pathogens Zoonoses

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• ISSN:
  0950-2688
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  148
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060314
• Citation:
  Epidemiol Infect 2020 Mar; 148:e55
• Contact Point Address:
  Carrie Klumb, Foodborne, Waterborne, Vectorborne, and Zoonotic Diseases Section, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, MN, USA
• Email:
  carrie.klumb@state.mn.us
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Minnesota
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20110930
• Source Full Name:
  Epidemiology and Infection
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/224257/cdc_224257_DS1.pdf
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