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The Trojan Chicken study, Minnesota.
- Source :
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Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2006 May; Vol. 12 (5), pp. 795-9. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- We conducted a study in the summer of 2004 at county fairs in the Midwest to investigate the role poultry exhibits have in spreading avian pathogens to humans. A nearly invisible powder (pathogen surrogate) that fluoresces under UV light was surreptitiously sprinkled each day on 1 show bird at each of 2 fairs. A UV light box was used to daily examine the hands of 94 poultry-exhibit participants (blinded regarding UV box results) for up to 4 days during the poultry shows. Enrollment and end-of-study questionnaires collected data on pathogen risk factors. Eight (8.5%) of 94 participants had evidence of fluorescent powder contamination (95% confidence interval 2.76%-14.26%). This contamination and infrequent handwashing practices suggest that county fairs are a possible venue for animal-to-human pathogen transmission.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1080-6040
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 16704840
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1205.050790