title: Preventing zoonotic influenza virus infection.
abstract: We evaluated 49 swine industry workers and 79 nonexposed controls for antibodies to swine influenza viruses. Multivariate modeling showed that workers who seldom used gloves (odds ratio [OR] 30.3) or who smoked (OR 18.7) most frequently had evidence of previous H1N1 swine virus. These findings may be valuable in planning for pandemic influenza.
authors.affiliation: University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa, USA. ramireza@iastate.edu
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ramirez
authors.forename: Ana W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Capuano
authors.forename: Debbie A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Wellman
authors.forename: Kelly A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Lesher
authors.forename: Sharon F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Setterquist
authors.forename: Gregory C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Gray
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000383:Agriculture; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007484:Iowa / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D009976:Orthomyxoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D012307:Risk Factors; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology*; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral