Authors: Keifer MC, Sandberg S, Reyes IA, Waring SC, Alexander B, Gerberich SG. Journal of Agromedicine. Wisconsin. June 9, 2014 ABSTRACT: The objective of this project is to establish, as well as maintain, a comprehensive working surveillance system designed to identify illness and injury among dairy farmers and farmworkers throughout the state of …
Authors: Keifer M, Reyes IA, Liebman AK, Juarez-Carrillo P. Journal of Agromedicine. Wisconsin. June 9, 2014 ABSTRACT: Audience Response Systems (ARS) have been used to improve the interactivity of educational activities for many years. Most studies of ARS have addressed education of literate trainees. How well these devices work with low literacy …
Authors: Reyes IA, Bellendorf N, Meehan T, Wenger R, Kadolph C, Halstead S, Mahnke A, Weichelt B, Ray W, Keifer M. Journal of Agromedicine. Wisconsin. June 9, 2014 ABSTRACT: Large animal production, like much of agriculture, is dangerous. Non-fatal injuries in pork and dairy production are commonplace and can often be serious, leading to restrictions. …
Authors: Hultberg A, Schermann M, Yang P. Journal of Agromedicine. Minneapolis, Minnesota. June 9, 2014 ABSTRACT: The purpose of this project was to provide culturally-appropriate pesticide education for Hmong farmers in Minnesota and develop a cohort of peer educator farmers. The number of Hmong farmers continues to increase in Minnesota, yet few …
Authors: Murphy D, Engelman S, Raynor PC, Ramachandran G, Alexander BH. Journal of Agromedicine. Minneapolis, Minnesota. June 09, 2014 ABSTRACT: Workers in the swine industry are frequently exposed to respiratory hazards including organic dusts, bioaerosols, gases, and endotoxin. As production practices in the swine industry continue to evolve to meet …
Authors: Whitten T. Bender JB, Smith KE, Leano F, Scheftel J. Zoonoses Public Health. St. Paul, Minnesota. Jun. 9, 2014 ABSTRACT: Reptile-associated salmonellosis (RAS) occurs when Salmonella is transmitted from a reptile to a human. This study describes the epidemiology of RAS in Minnesota during 1996-2011. All Minnesotans with confirmed Salmonella …
Authors: M.L. Buswell MD, M. Hourigan, A. Nault & J. Bender PhD. Journal of Agromedicine. St. Paul, Minnesota. June 9, 2014 ABSTRACT: Veterinary medicine and agriculture have historically lacked needlestick injury (NSI) research, education, and mitigation due to the absence of zoonotic blood-borne pathogens and the “perceived” benign nature …
Authors: Sorge US, Cherry C, Bender JB. Journal of Dairy Science. Minnesota. May 16, 2014 ABSTRACT: Proper cattle-handling techniques (stockmanship) are important to ensure calm animals and a safe work environment for dairy workers on farm. The objectives of this study were to (1) assess Minnesota dairy herd owners’ attitudes toward stockmanship, …
Authors: Somrongthong R, Beaudoin AL, Bender J, Laosee O, Pakinsee S, Sitthi-amorn C. Zoonosis and Public Health. Bangkok, Thailand. Feb. 21, 2012 ABSTRACT: Thailand has had multiple poultry outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 since its first emergence in 2004. Twenty-five human cases of HPAI H5N1 avian influenza have been reported …
Authors: Haran KP, Godden S, Boxrud D, Jawahir S, Bender J, Sreevatsan S. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. St. Paul, Minnesota. Dec. 14, 2011 ABSTRACT: Staphylococcus aureus is a common causative agent of bovine mastitis in dairy herds. The emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in hospitals as well as the community is a significant …
