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- Over 50 million hogs are raised each year in the U.S., primarily through industrial hog operations (IHOs).
- Workers at these facilities face various health risks due to exposure to airborne particles, pathogens, and other hazards, but studying these risks can be challenging due to limited access to IHOs.
- The study introduces pig-specific Bacteroidales (Pig-2-Bac) as a useful biomarker for assessing exposure to pigs and pig waste, which can help identify sources of Staphylococcus aureus among IHO workers.
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Over 50 million hogs are raised annually in the United States for consumption, mostly on industrial hog operations (IHOs). Workers at IHOs are exposed to airborne particulates, zoonotic pathogens, and other workplace hazards, but lack of access to IHOs can hinder exposure assessment in epidemiologic studies. Here, we demonstrate the utility of pig-specific Bacteroidales (Pig-2-Bac) as a biomarker of exposure to pigs and pig waste and to help identify sources of Staphylococcus aureus carriage among IHO workers.
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