Investigation of progressive inflammatory neuropathy among swine slaughterhouse workers--Minnesota, 2007-2008.
On October 29, 2007, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) was notified by a tertiary-care provider of unexplained neurologic illnesses among workers in a swine slaughterhouse (plant A) in southeast Minnesota. As a result, MDH initiated a detailed investigation at plant A to characterize the outbreak. This report describes the ongoing investigation and outbreak-control measures undertaken by state public health officials and CDC.
D000003:Abattoirs; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008910:Minnesota / Q000453:epidemiology; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010243:Paralysis / Q000453:epidemiology; D010291:Paresis / Q000453:epidemiology; D013552:Swine