Fate and Transport of Zoonotic Bacterial, Viral, and Parasitic Pathogens During Swine Manure Treatment, Storage, and Land Application

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December 12, 2008
Special Publication

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62300/n8bp7512

Task Force Chairs

Dana Cole

Vectorborne/Zoonotic Disease Epidemiology, Georgia Division of Public Health, Atlanta

Jan Vinjé

National Calicivirus Laboratory, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

Authors

Marie Gramer

College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul

Roderick Mackie

Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana–Champaign

X. J. Meng

Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg

Gil Myers

Myers Parasitology Services, Magnolia, Kentucky

Wooster Sagar Goyal

University of Minnesota, St. Paul

Linda J. Saif

The Ohio State University, Columbus

Cherie Ziemer

USDA–ARS, Ames, Iowa

Abstract

This publication, "Fate and Transport of Zoonotic Bacterial, Viral, and Parasitic Pathogens During Swine Manure Treatment, Storage, and Land Application," is a collaborative effort of CAST and the National Pork Board to provide a literature review on topics directly related to swine manure management systems, bacterial hazards associated with swine manure, common swine viruses, and the fate and transport of zoonotic parasite pathogens. The majority of microbes contained in swine manure are not pathogenic to humans. The effectiveness of swine manure management systems to prevent environmental contamination with human pathogens is a concern, however, because of potential environmental pathways by which these zoonotic pathogens may be transported to water resources. The publication includes an Appendix and Comprehensive Reference Section with more than 400 citations.