TY - JOUR
T1 - Antimicrobial-resistant bacteria
T2 - An unrecognized work-related risk in food animal production
AU - Neyra, Ricardo Castillo
AU - Vegosen, Leora
AU - Davis, Meghan F.
AU - Price, Lance
AU - Silbergeld, Ellen K.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by grants from the Heinz Foundation, the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Center for a Livable Future, and the Centers for Disease Control. Dr Castillo is partly supported by a fellowship from the Fulbright Commission.
PY - 2012/6
Y1 - 2012/6
N2 - The occupations involved in food animal production have long been recognized to carry significant health risks for workers, with special attention to injuries. However, risk of pathogen exposure in these occupations has been less extensively considered. Pathogens are a food safety issue and are known to be present throughout the food animal production chain. Workers employed at farms and slaughterhouses are at risk of pathogen exposure and bacterial infections. The industrialization of animal farming and the use of antimicrobials in animal feed to promote growth have increased the development of antimicrobial resistance. The changed nature of these pathogens exposes workers in this industry to new strains, thus modifying the risks and health consequences for these workers. These risks are not yet recognized by any work-related health and safety agency in the world.
AB - The occupations involved in food animal production have long been recognized to carry significant health risks for workers, with special attention to injuries. However, risk of pathogen exposure in these occupations has been less extensively considered. Pathogens are a food safety issue and are known to be present throughout the food animal production chain. Workers employed at farms and slaughterhouses are at risk of pathogen exposure and bacterial infections. The industrialization of animal farming and the use of antimicrobials in animal feed to promote growth have increased the development of antimicrobial resistance. The changed nature of these pathogens exposes workers in this industry to new strains, thus modifying the risks and health consequences for these workers. These risks are not yet recognized by any work-related health and safety agency in the world.
KW - Agricultural workers
KW - Antimicrobial drug resistance
KW - Campylobacter jejuni
KW - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
KW - Occupational diseases
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U2 - 10.5491/SHAW.2012.3.2.85
DO - 10.5491/SHAW.2012.3.2.85
M3 - Article
C2 - 22993711
AN - SCOPUS:84879367896
SN - 2093-7911
VL - 3
SP - 85
EP - 91
JO - Safety and Health at Work
JF - Safety and Health at Work
IS - 2
ER -