Michael J. Male

Datenbasierte techno-ökonomische Prognose des fossilen Heizungstauschs in Österreich unter szenariobasierter Berücksichtigung regulatorischer Maßnahmen

Michael J. Male

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Pigs and Farm Workers on Conventional and Antibiotic-Free Swine Farms in the USA

Tara C. Smith, Wondwossen Abebe Gebreyes, Melanie J. Abley, Abby L. Harper et autres

Much uncertainty remains about the origin and public health implications of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA). This study aimed to investigate the occurrence and prevalence of MRSA in general and LA-MRSA in particular in pigs and farm workers in five states. We …

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Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 Virus among Healthy Show Pigs, United States

Gregory C. Gray, Carolyn Buxton Bridges, Russell F. Daly, Whitney S. Krueger et autres

Within 5 months after the earliest detection of human influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus, we found molecular and culture evidence of the virus in healthy US show pigs. The mixing of humans and pigs at swine shows possibly could further the geographic and cross-species …

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MRSA in Pork Production Shower Facilities: An Intervention to Reduce Occupational Exposure

Kim Larson, Elizabeth Allen Wagstrom, Kelley J. Donham, A. L. Harper et autres

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal colonization has been documented in swine and swine workers. MRSA has also been found in the shower facilities of conventional swine farms. We previously conducted a review of the literature to identify measures used to reduce MRSA …

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in midwestern swine herds and swine workers

Michael J. Male

This study examines the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in midwestern swine herds and the workers in those herds.

Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusin Pork Production Shower Facilities

Kerry R. Leedom Larson, Abby L. Harper, Blake Hanson, Michael J. Male et autres

As methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been found in pigs, we sought to determine if MRSA is present in pork production shower facilities. In two production systems tested, 3% and 26% of shower samples were positive for MRSA. spa types identified included …

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An Overview of Livestock-Associated MRSA in Agriculture

Abby L. Harper, Dwight D. Ferguson, Kerry R. Leedom Larson, Blake Hanson et autres

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 …

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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Strain ST398 Is Present in Midwestern U.S. Swine and Swine Workers

Tara C. Smith, Michael J. Male, Abby L. Harper, Jennifer S. Kroeger et autres

BACKGROUND: Recent research has demonstrated that many swine and swine farmers in the Netherlands and Canada are colonized with MRSA. However, no studies to date have investigated carriage of MRSA among swine and swine farmers in the United States (U.S.). METHODS: We …

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