Outbreak of Neurological Disorder Among Slaughterhouse Workers
Researchers from Mayo Clinic have published "An outbreak of neurological autoimmunity with polyradiculoneuropathy in workers exposed to aerosolised porcine neural tissue: a descriptive study" in The Lancet Neurology. Workers exposed to aerosolised pig brains (ugh) developed polyradiculoneuropathy - a painful and disabling autoimmune illness. Of the 24 workers affected 17 required immunomodulatory therapies, six improved after exposure ceased and one was lost to follow up.
