Gomes, BiancaDias, MartaCervantes, RenataPena, PedroViegas, Carla2024-06-262024-06-262024-06Gomes B, Dias M, Cervantes R, Pena P, Viegas C. Wood shavings: from an occupational hazard in poultry facilities to a global health concern. In: IOHA 2024 – Advancing Worker Health Protection, Aviva Stadium, Dublin (Ireland), June 9-13, 2024.http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/17535Authors gratefully acknowledge the FCT/MCTES national support through the UIDB/05608/2020, and UIDB/05608/2020. This work is also supported by national funds through FCT/MCTES/FSE/UE, 2023.01366.BD, UI/BD/153746/2022, CE3C unit UIDB/00329/2020, UI/BD/151431/2021, and Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa through IPL/2022/InChildhealth/BI/12M, IPL/IDI&CA2023/FoodAIIEU_ESTeSL, IPL/IDI&CA2023/ASPRisk_ESTeSL, and IPL/IDI&CA2023/ARAFSawmills_ESTeSL.Poultry production has been found to constitute a serious threat to global health due to microbial contamination. Chicken bedding material may be an underestimated source of pathogens. Currently, there is a lack of information concerning the impact of the bedding material used on fungal development. We aimed to characterize fungal exposure in poultry facilities during birds growth cycle.engOccupational healthOccupational exposureMicrobial contaminationPoultryFCT_UIDB/05608/2020FCT_UIDB/05608/2020IPL/2022/InChildhealth/BI/12MIPL/IDI&CA2023/FoodAIIEU_ESTeSLIPL/IDI&CA2023/ASPRisk_ESTeSLIPL/IDI&CA2023/ARAFSawmills_ESTeSLconference object