Authors: Bruce H. Alexander, Jeff B. Bender, Diane Kampa, Matthew C. Keifer, Amy K. Liebman, Carol Peterson, Ruth Rasmussen, Lisa Schiller, Brad Schloesser, and Carolyn Sheridan Journal of Agromedicine Vol. 21 , Iss. 3,2016 ABSTRACT: On May 28, 2015, the Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (UMASH), the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s …
Authors: Yendell SJ, Rubinoff I, Lauer D, Bender JB, Scheftel J Zoonoses Public Health, 2012 ABSTRACT: Low-pathogenicity avian influenza (LPAI) viruses have caused illness in poultry and humans with poultry contact. To determine whether there is evidence of exposure to avian influenza viruses (AIV) among backyard poultry in Minnesota and their human …
Authors: Fowler H, Holzbauer S, Smith K, Scheftel J Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. Minnesota. Jan. 15, 2016 ABSTRACT: The goal of this study is to identify the scope of occupational hazards encountered by veterinary personnel and compare hazard exposures between veterinarians and technicians working in small and large animal …
Authors: Daly RF, Hill NT Zoonoses Public Health. Jan. 5, 2016 ABSTRACT: Cryptosporidium spp. and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains (STEC) are important causes of human illness. Incidence rates of these illnesses are high in South Dakota compared to the USA as a whole. Direct animal contact has been identified as a possible route of exposure …
Authors: Evans J, Heiberger S Journal of Applied Communications, Vol 99 No. 3, 2015 ABSTRACT: New safety challenges are emerging as agriculture evolves within the complexity of serving a growing world population. The nation’s most hazardous industry is struggling to provide safe working environments in the face of demographic changes in the agricultural …
Authors: Choi MJ, Torremorell M, Bender JB, Danila R, Smith KE, Boxrud D, Ertl JR, Yang M, Suwannakarn K, Her D, Nguyen J, Uyeki TM, Levine M, Jhung M, Vetter S, Wong K, Sreevatsan S, Lynfield R Clinical Infectious Diseases. Jul. 29, 2015 ABSTRACT: Live animal markets have been implicated in transmission of influenza A viruses (IAVs) from animals to …
Authors: Hamilton KE, Umber J, Hultberg A, Tong C, Schermann, Diaz-Gonzalez F, Bender JB Foodborne Pathogens Disease. St. Paul, Minnnesota. Jan. 7, 2015 ABSTRACT: The United States Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Agriculture jointly published the “Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables,” …
Authors: Odo NU, Raynor PC, Beaudoin A, Somrongthong R, Scheftel JM, Donahue JG, Bender JB Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. Minneapolis, Minnesota. January 2015 ABSTRACT: The goal of this study was to compare and contrast the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and the practice of handwashing among participants of four studies …
Authors: Nordgren L, Gerberich S, Alexander B, Church T, Bender J, Ryan A Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Aug. 15, 2014 ABSTRACT: The objective of this study is to identify risk and protective factors for work-related bite injuries among veterinary technicians certified in Minnesota. A questionnaire was …
Authors: Klumb C, Saunders S, Smith K Journal of Agromedicine. Minneapolis, Minnesota. June 9, 2014 ABSTRACT: Escherichia coli O157:H7 (O157) is an important cause of enteric illness, causing an estimated 96,000 infections and 31 deaths annually in the United States. O157 infections are primarily foodborne but can also occur from contact with infected …
