Released March 8, 2010
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Farmers, especially dairy farmers, could be putting their families at risk if they're not cautious about cleanliness, according to a newly published Ohio State University study.
The study, "Differences in Listeria monocytogenes Contamination of Rural Ohio Residences With and Without Livestock" was published in the January 2010 issue of the journal Foodborne Pathogens and Disease.
For the study, researchers made four visits each to 52 rural households; half of the households were operating a dairy, sheep or beef cattle farm. During the visits, researchers collected samples and tested them for Listeria monocytogenes, a food-borne disease pathogen prevalent throughout nature.
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