An Overview of Livestock-Associated MRSA in Agriculture

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• Personal Author:
  Donham KJ ; Ferguson DD ; Hanson BM ; Harper AL ; Leedom Larson KR ; Male MJ ; Smith TC
• Description:
  Researchers, veterinary and health care practitioners, and agricultural producers gathered in Johnston, Iowa, to attend the eighth annual Midwest Rural Agricultural Safety and Health Forum (MRASH), November 2009. Among several focus areas, four plenary talks were given on the current research being conducted examining methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on swine farms in the United States. These focused on prevalence of MRSA on farms, both in swine and in human workers; the presence of MRSA in air samples and in swine barn shower facilities; and the presence of methicillin-resistant and methicillin-sensitive S. aureus in retail meats. These findings begin to elucidate the overall picture of livestock-associated MRSA in the Midwestern United States. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Animal Husbandry Animals Communicable Diseases Environmental Monitoring Farmers Food Handling Food Industry Livestock Microbiology Occupational Health Safety

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• Keywords:
  Agricultural Industry Agricultural Workers Air Sampling Animal Handlers Animal Husbandry Animal Husbandry Workers Author Keywords: Bioaerosol Sampling Bacterial Infections Bioaerosols Humans Infection Control Infectious Agents Livestock Industry Meat Handlers Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Microorganisms MRSA Pathogens ST398 Staphylococcus Aureus Swine Work Operations Zoonoses Zoonosis

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• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  101-104
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062068
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2010 Apr; 15(2):101-104
• Contact Point Address:
  Tara C. Smith, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, 200 Hawkins Drive, C21F GH, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
• Email:
  tara-smith@uiowa.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0a9e041886d27412818693e337af5e8dfb43fd6c35e8892009de116211fe287ddf3b354229681fdfc914f3991ce949731462840349eeafb2e067741048c88c79
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225386/cdc_225386_DS1.pdf
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