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. 2023 Mar;70(2):166-170.
doi: 10.1111/zph.13008. Epub 2022 Nov 12.

Influenza D virus exposure among US cattle workers: A call for surveillance

Jessica H Leibler  1 , Anfal Abdelgadir  2   3 , James Seidel  4 , Roberta F White  1   5 , W Evan Johnson  6 , Stephen J Reynolds  4 , Gregory C Gray  2   3   7 , Joshua W Schaeffer  4
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Influenza D virus exposure among US cattle workers: A call for surveillance

Jessica H Leibler et al. Zoonoses Public Health. 2023 Mar.

Abstract

Although cattle are a reservoir for influenza D virus (IDV), little is known about human exposure to IDV. We assessed IDV exposure and associated health effects among United States dairy workers, a population at heightened risk of cattle zoonoses. In prospective, cross-shift sampling of 31 workers employed at five large-herd dairy operations in two states, we found evidence of IDV in the nasal washes of 67% of participants at least once during the 5-day study period. IDV exposure was not associated with respiratory symptoms in these workers. These findings suggest that IDV is present in dairy cattle environments and can result in worker exposure.

Keywords: cattle; influenza virus; occupational health; pandemic; zoonoses.

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The authors have no conflicts of interest to report.

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