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Fungal contamination in swine: a potential occupational health threat

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dc.contributor.authorViegas, Carla
dc.contributor.authorCarolino, Elisabete
dc.contributor.authorSabino, Raquel
dc.contributor.authorViegas, Susana
dc.contributor.authorVeríssimo, C.
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-23T14:38:39Z
dc.date.available2013-04-23T14:38:39Z
dc.date.issued2013-03
dc.description.abstractPoor air quality in a pig-confinement building may potentially place farmers at higher health risk than other workers for exposure to airborne pollutants that may reach infectious levels. The aim of this study was to assess worker exposure to fungi in indoor environments in Portuguese swine buildings. Air samples from 7 swine farms were collected at a flow rate of 140 L/min, at 1 m height, onto malt extract agar supplemented with chloramphenicol (MEA). Surfaces samples of the same indoor sites were obtained by swabbing the surfaces. Samples from the floor covering were also collected from four of seven swine farms. All collected samples were incubated at 27°C for 5-7 days. After lab processing and incubation of obtained samples, quantitative colony-forming units (CFU)/m(3), CFU/cm(2), and CFU/g and qualitative results were determined with identification of isolated fungal species. Aspergillus versicolor was the most frequent species found in air (21%), followed by Scopulariopsis brevicaulis (17%) and Penicillium sp. (14%). Aspergillus versicolor was also the most frequent species noted on surfaces (26.6%), followed by Cladosporium sp. (22.4%) and Scopulariopsis brevicaulis (17.5%). Chrysosporium was the most frequently found genera in the new floor covering (38.5%), while Mucor was the most prevalent genera (25.1%) in used floor covering. Our findings corroborate a potential occupational health threat due to fungi exposure and suggest the need for a preventive strategy.por
dc.identifier.citationViegas C, Carolino E, Sabino R, Viegas S, Veríssimo C. Fungal contamination in swine: a potential occupational health threat. J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2013;76(4-5):272-80.por
dc.identifier.issn0098-4108
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/2459
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherTaylor & Francispor
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15287394.2013.757205?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3dpubmedpor
dc.subjectEnvironmental healthpor
dc.subjectOccupational healthpor
dc.subjectFungal contaminationpor
dc.subjectSwinepor
dc.subjectPublic healthpor
dc.subjectAspergillus versicolorpor
dc.subjectPortugalpor
dc.titleFungal contamination in swine: a potential occupational health threatpor
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage280por
oaire.citation.startPage272por
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Part Apor
oaire.citation.volume76por
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