Epidemiologic investigation of immune-mediated polyradiculoneuropathy among abattoir workers exposed to porcine brain

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Holzbauer, Stacy M ^a,b   DeVries, Aaron S ^a   Sejvar, James J ^c   Lees, Christine H ^a   Adjemian, Jennifer ^b   McQuiston, Jennifer H ^c   Medus, Carlota ^a   Lexau, Catherine A ^a   Harris, Julie R ^b   Recuenco, Sergio E ^c   Belay, Ermias D ^c   Howell, James F ^d   Buss, Bryan F ^b,e   Hornig, Mady ^f   Gibbins, John D ^b,g   Brueck, Scott E ^g   Smith, Kirk E ^a   Danila, Richard N ^a   Lipkin, W Ian ^f   Lachance, Daniel H ^h   Dyck, P James B ^h   Lynfield, Ruth ^a   more..

^a MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d INDIANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^e Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services   (United States)

^f Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^h MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BRAIN; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPRESSED AIR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOLOGY; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SWINE; UNITED STATES;

ABATTOIRS; ADULT; ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; BRAIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMPRESSED AIR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; SWINE;

EID: 79952118283     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009782     Document Type: Article

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