Abstract
Large amounts of airborne microorganisms are emitted from livestock production. These emitted microorganisms may associate with dust, and are suspected to pose a risk of airborne infection to humans in vicinity and to animals on other farms. However, the extent to which airborne transmission may play a role in the epidemic, and how dust acts as a carrier of microorganisms in the transmission processes is unknown. This paper presents the current knowledge of the entire process of airborne transmission of microorganisms - from suspension, transportation until deposition and infection - and their relation to dust. The sampling and the mitigation techniques of airborne microorganisms and dust in livestock production systems are introduced as well.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1071-1128 |
| Journal | Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 10 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- mouth-disease virus
- swine confinement buildings
- respiratory-syndrome virus
- escherichia-coli o157-h7
- bacterial aerosol samplers
- space-charge system
- particle deposition rates
- negative air ionization
- ozone-olefin mixtures
- environmental-factors