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| "People who washed their hands after visiting the petting zoo, including lathering with soap and washing them again before eating, did not get sick, the researchers report.
THE SECOND STUDY
In the second study, a team led by Amy E. Bel-flower, an epidemiologist at the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, watched 227 people in a petting zoo to see how many of them engaged in risky behaviors and how many washed their hands.
The petting zoos followed the guidelines for safe practices to avoid infection. " - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.) "Among 991 visitors to six petting zoos in Tennessee, 49% touched their faces while in the petting zoo; 87% came into contact with environmental surfaces, such as handrails or benches; 22% ate or drank while in the area; and 62% did not wash their hands after leaving the petting zoo. "There is a lot that can be done to educate zoo operators and the public," says lead author Marcy McMillian, an epidemiologist at the Tennessee Department of Health." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.) "Bel-flower, an epidemiologist at the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, watched 227 people in a petting zoo to see how many of them engaged in risky behaviors and how many washed their hands. The petting zoos followed the guidelines for safe practices to avoid infection. "They had the animals in pens, had signs about not bringing food and drink in, and lots of signs about washing your hands, and had good handwashing stations," Belflower says. "But even with all those precautions, we still saw people engaging in risky behavior," she adds. " - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.) "PRECAUTIONS Tierno warns against eating while in the petting zoo. If you are eating, you may directly ingest E. coli, he says. "Even if you think that you have washed your hands correctly, you may not have." To effectively eliminate pathogens, you must wash your hands for the amount of time that it takes to sing Happy Birthday twice, Tierno advises. "You have to wash in between your fingers, the top of your hands and under the nail beds," he adds. „-0 The Centers for Disease Control and ™ Prevention can tell you more about safety at petting zoos at www.cdc." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.) |
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