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 …
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 …
