Jeff Bender, DVM, MS

Selected Publications:

Select Recent Publications by Category

 

Antimicrobial Resistance

1.        Coughlan K, Olsen KE, Boxrud D, Bender JB.  Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in resident animals of a long-term care facility.  Zoonoses and Public Health 2010;57:220-226.

2.        Umber J, Bender J. Pets and antimicrobial resistance. Veterinary Clinics of North America, Small Animal March 2009.

3.        Sannes MR, Belongia EA, Kieke B, Smith KE, Vandermause M, Bender J, Clabots C, Winokur P, Johnson JR. Predictors of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli in the feces of vegetarians and newly hospitalized adults in Minnesota and Wisconsin.  J Infect Dis, 2008;197:430-434.

4.        Johnson JR, Sannes MR, Croy C, Johnston B, Clabots C, Kuskowski MA, Bender J, Smith KE, Winokur PL, Belongia EA.  Molecular comparison of antimicrobial and susceptible Escherichia coli isolates from humans and poultry products in Minnesota and Wisconsin, 2002-2004.  Emerg Infect Disease 2007;13:838-845.

5.        Griggs JP, Bender JB, Jacob JP.  Microbial safety of chickens raised without antibiotics.  J Appl Poult Res, 2006;15:475-482.Medus C, Smith K, Bender J, Besser J, Hedberg C.  

6.        Lopes VC, Wedel SD, Bender JB, Smith KE, Leano FT, Boxrud DJ, Lauer DC, Velayudhan BT, Nagaraja KV. Emergence of antimicrobial resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Newport in Minnesota.  Clin Inf Dis 2006;43:210-3.

7.        Wright JG, Tengelsen LA, Smith KE, Bender JB, Frank R, Grendon JH, Rice DH, Thiessen AMB, Gilbertson CJ, Sivapalasingam S, Barrett T, Besser TE, Hancock DD, Angulo FJ. Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella Typhimurium in four animal facilities. Emerging Inf Diseases 2005;11:1235-1241.

8.        Wedel SD, Bender JB, Leano FT, Boxrud DJ, Hedberg C, Smith KE.  Predominance of clinical isolates of multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium from humans and animals in Minnesota in the same two clonal groups. Emerging Infect Dis 2005:12:1899-1906.

9.        Smith KE, Besser JM, Hedberg CW, Leano FT, Bender JB, Wicklund JH, Johnson BP, Moore KA, Osterholm MT.  The epidemiology of quinolone-resistant Campylobacter jejuni infections in Minnesota, 1992-1998.  NEJM 1999; 340:1525-1532.

 

Food Safety

10.     Newkirk R, Hedberg C, Bender JB. Establishing a Milkborne Disease Outbreak Profile: Potential Food Defense Implications. (accepted to Foodborne Pathogens and Disease).

11.     Medus C, Smith KE, Bender JB, Leano F, Hedberg CW. Salmonella infections in foodworkers identified through routine surveillance in Minnesota: impact on outbreak recognition.  J of Food Protection 2010;73:2053-2058.

12.     Cho S. Diez-Gonzalez F, Fossler C, Wells SJ, Hedberg CW, Kaneene JB, Ruegg P, Warnick L, Bender JB. Animal-level risk factors associated with fecal shedding of Shiga-toxin producing bacteria on dairy farms in Minnesota, USA Can J Vet Res 2009 April

13.     Smith K, Medus C, Meyer S, Boxrud D, Leano F, Hedberg C, Elfering K, Braymen C, Bender J, Danila R.  Outbreaks of Salmonellosis in Minnesota (1998-2006) associated with frozen, microwaveable, breaded, stuffed chicken products. J Food Protection, 2008;71:2153-5160.

14.     Jacobs JP, Griggs JP, Bender JB. Characterization of small-scale antibiotic-free broiler production in Minnesota. J Applied Poultry Research 2008;17:412-20.

15.     Cho S. Diez-Gonzalez F, Fossler C, Wells SJ, Hedberg CW, Kaneene JB, Ruegg P, Warnick L, Bender JB.  Prevalence of shiga toxin-encoding bacteria and shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates from dairy farms and county fairs. Veterinary Microbiology, 2006;118:289-298.

16.     Medus C, Smith K, Bender J, Besser J, Hedberg C.  Salmonella outbreaks in restaurants in Minnesota, 1995-2003: Evaluation of the role of infected foodworkers.  J Food Protection, 2006;69:1870-1878.

17.     Salmonella outbreaks in restaurants in Minnesota, 1995-2003: Evaluation of the role of infected foodworkers.  J Food Protection, 2006;69:1870-1878.

18.     Cho S, Bender JB, Diez-Gonzalez F, Fossler CP, Hedberg CW, and Wells SJ. Prevalence and Characterization of Escherichia coli O157 Isolates from Minnesota Dairy Farms and County Fairs.  J Food Protection, 2006;69:252-259.

19.     Fossler CP, Wells SJ, Kaneene JB, Ruegg PL, Warnick LD, Bender JB, Godden SM, Halbert LW, Campbell AM, Geiger AM.  Prevalence of Salmonella spp. on conventional and organic dairy farms JAVMA 2004;225:567-573.

20.     Bender JB, Smith KE, McNess AA, Fiorentino TR, Segler SP, Hawkins MA, Spina NL, Keene WE, Van Gilder TJ, Hedberg LW and the Epi FoodNet Working Group. Surveillance for Escherichia coli O157 infections in FoodNet Sites, 1996-1999.  Clin Infect Dis 2004; 38 Suppl 3:S157-164.

21.     Glynn MK, V Reddy, L Hutwagner, T Fiorentino, B Shiferaw, D Vugia, S Segler, J Bender, TJ. Barrett, F J. Angulo and the FoodNet Working Group.  Prior antimicrobial agent use increases sporadic infections with multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium: a FoodNet case-control study, 1996-1997. Clin. Inft Dis 2004; 38 Suppl 3:S227-236.

22.     Friedman CR, Hoekstra RM, Samuel M, Marcus R, Bender JB, Beletshachew S, Reddy S, Desai S, Helfrick DL, Hardnett F, Carter M, Anderson B.  Risk Factors for sporadic Campylobacter infections in the United States:  A case-control study in FoodNet sites.  Clin Infect Dis 2004; 38 Suppl 3:S285-296.

23.     Bender JB, Hedberg CW, Boxrud DJ, Besser JM, Wicklund JH, MacDonald KL, Osterholm MT.  Molecular subtype surveillance of Salmonella typhimurium, Minnesota, 1994-1998.  NEJM 2001; 344:189-195.

24.     Bender JB, Smith KE, Hedberg CW, Osterholm MT.  Foodborne disease into the 21st century:  What challenges await us?  Postgrad Medicine 1999; 106:109-12, 115-16, 119.

25.     Bender JB, Hedberg CW, Besser JM, Boxrud DJ, MacDonald KL, Osterholm MT.  Surveillance for Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections in Minnesota by molecular subtyping.  NEJM 1997; 337: 388-94.

 

Zoonotic and Emerging Diseases

26.     Beaudoin A, Gramer M, Gray G, Capuano A, Setterquist S, Bender J. Serologic survey for swine workers for exposure to H2N3 swine influenza A.  J of Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses 2010;4:163-170.

27.     Grannick J, Armstrong J, Bender J. Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection in dogs: A retrospective study of 34 dogs (2000-2007).  Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 2009;234:1559-1565.

28.     Bender JB, Minicucci L.  Diseases Pets and People Share.  Minnesota Medicine, 2007;90:43-47.

29.     Steinmuller N, Demma L, Bender JB, Eidson M, Angulo FJ.  Outbreaks of enteric disease associated with animal contact: Not just a foodborne problem anymore. Clin Infect Dis, 2006;43:1596-1602.

30.     Bender JB, Hueston W, Osterholm MT.  Recent animal disease outbreaks and their impact on human populations. J of Agromedicine, 2006;11:5-15.

31.     Liesener A, Smith K, Davis R, Bender J, Danila R, Neitzel D, Forsman S, Nordquist G, Scheftel J.  Circumstances of Bat Encounters and Knowledge of Rabies among Minnesota Residents Submitting Bats for Rabies Testing.  J Vector and Zoonotic Diseases 2006;6:208-215.

32. Wünschmann A, Shivers J, Bender J, Carroll L, Fuller S, Saggese M, van Wettere A, Redig P. Pathological and immunohistochemical findings in goshawks (Accipiter gentilis) and great horned owls (Bubo virginianus) naturally infected with West Nile virus. Avian Diseases 2005;49:252-259. 

33.     Bender JB, Torres S, Gilbert S, Olsen K.  Isolation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from a non-healing abscess in a cat. Vet Rec. 2005;157:388.

34.     Bender JB, Shulman SA, Averback G, Stromberg B.  Epidemiologic features of Campylobacter infection among cats in the upper midwestern United States. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2005;226:544–547.

35.     Bender J, Tsukayama DT.  Horses and the risk of zoonotic infections.  Veterinary Clinics of North America, Equine 2004;20:643-653.

36.     Smith KE, Stenzel SA, Bender JB, Wagstrom E, Soderlund D, Leano FT, Taylor CM, Danila R. Public Health Implications of Outbreaks at a Farm Day Camp. Ped Inf Dis J 2004;23:1098-104.

37.     Wünschmann A, Shivers J, Carroll L, Bender JB.  Pathological and immunohistochemical findings in American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) naturally infected with West Nile virus.  J Vet Diag Invest 2004;16:329-333.

38.     Bender JB, Shulman SA. “Animals in Public Contact” subcommittee, National Association of State and Public Health Veterinarians. Reports of zoonotic disease outbreaks associated with animal exhibits and availability of recommendations for preventing zoonotic disease transmission form animals to people in such settings.  J Am Vet Med Assoc 2004; 224:1105-1109.

39.     Mermin J, Hutwagner L, Vugia D, Shallow S, Daily P, Bender J, Koehler J, Marcus R, Angulo F.  Reptiles, Amphibians, and Human Salmonella Infection:  A Population –Based, Case-Control Study.  Clinical Infectious Disease 2005; 38 supplement 3: S253-S261

40.     Sellman J, Bender J.  Zoonotic Infections in Travelers to the Tropics. Primary Care 2002; 29: 907-29.

41.     Seys S, Bender J. The Changing Epidemiology of Malaria in Minnesota.  Emerging Infectious Diseases 2001;7:993-5.

42.     Fitzpatrick AM, Bender JB. A survey of chief livestock officials in each state regarding bioterrorism preparedness. JAVMA 2000:217; 1315-1317.

 

Book Chapters

1.        Smith, K, Bender JB, Osterholm MT.  Antimicrobial resistance in animals and relevance of human infections.  In Campylobacter.  2^nd Edition. Blaser and Nachamkin, ASM Press, 2000.

2.      Hedberg, C, Bender J, Vesley D.  Protecting Food, Water, and Ambient Air, In Terrorism and Public Health.Levy and Sidel, Oxford University Press, 2003