Hurricanes, industrial animal operations, and acute gastrointestinal illness in North Carolina, USA

Hurricanes, industrial animal operations, and acute gastrointestinal illness in North Carolina, USA

North Carolina (NC) ranks third among US states in both hog production and hurricanes. NC’s hogs are housed in concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in the eastern, hurricane-prone part of the state. Hurricanes can inundate hog waste lagoons, transporting fecal bacteria that may cause acute...

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Main Authors: Arbor J L Quist, Mike Dolan Fliss, David B Richardson, Paul L Delamater, Lawrence S Engel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:Environmental Research: Health
Subjects:
hurricanes
CAFOs
swine
hog production
gastrointestinal illness
environmental justice
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5309/ad9ecf

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https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5309/ad9ecf

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