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.

Keywords

• zoonoses
• influenza viruses
• swine
• occupational exposure
• communicable diseases
• emerging