{"id":798,"date":"2024-05-16T16:22:23","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T16:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farmstand.chee.studio\/factory-farms-are-a-breeding-ground-for-disease-we-deserve-a-healthier-food-system\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T22:00:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T22:00:37","slug":"factory-farms-are-a-breeding-ground-for-disease-we-deserve-a-healthier-food-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/farmstand.org\/es\/factory-farms-are-a-breeding-ground-for-disease-we-deserve-a-healthier-food-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Las granjas industriales son un caldo de cultivo de enfermedades. Merecemos un sistema alimentario m\u00e1s saludable."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Por <a href=\"http:\/\/farmstand.org\/es\/team\/sylvia-regan\/\"><strong>Sylvia Regan<\/strong><\/a><br>Paralegal de investigaci\u00f3n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">En la primavera de 2024, surgieron informes de que vacas lecheras en todo el pa\u00eds estaban infectadas con la gripe aviar H5N1 en muchos estados del pa\u00eds \u2014la primera vez que este virus se detecta en ganado lechero\u2014. Texas <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/03\/31\/1241897770\/bird-flu-dairy-cows-idaho-kansas-texas-michigan-new-mexico\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">El trabajador que estuvo en contacto con vacas enfermas contrajo la enfermedad<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> En marzo, por suerte con s\u00edntomas leves, lo que supone el segundo caso de H5N1 jam\u00e1s conocido en humanos en los Estados Unidos. La Organizaci\u00f3n Mundial de la Salud ha calificado la propagaci\u00f3n del H5N1 a humanos como \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2024\/apr\/18\/risk-bird-flu-spreading-humans-enormous-concern-who\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">una enorme preocupaci\u00f3n<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u201d mientras que <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4647247-cdc-recommends-ppe-livestock-workers-bird-flu-risk-low\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">El CDC ha recomendado que los funcionarios p\u00fablicos estatales proporcionen equipos de protecci\u00f3n personal<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Para los trabajadores de la ganader\u00eda. La creciente propagaci\u00f3n de la gripe aviar en mam\u00edferos como las vacas lecheras ha aumentado las preocupaciones de que el virus pueda evolucionar y volverse m\u00e1s eficaz para infectar a los humanos.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>C\u00f3mo llegamos aqu\u00ed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Con cientos o miles de animales agazapados en espacios muy reducidos, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">La agricultura animal industrial es un caldo de cultivo de enfermedades<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Algunas enfermedades infecciosas se transmiten \u00fanicamente entre animales. Otras pueden pasar de los animales a los humanos; estas se llaman zoonosis o enfermedades zoon\u00f3ticas. Algunas de estas enfermedades zoon\u00f3ticas, de las que probablemente habr\u00e1s o\u00eddo hablar o incluso las has padecido, son la gripe porcina, la salmonela y el MRSA (estafilococo aureus resistente a la meticilina).&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Las enfermedades que trascienden la barrera entre especies pueden ser particularmente preocupantes y peligrosas, ya que nuestros sistemas inmunitarios humanos y la medicina disponible podr\u00edan no estar preparados para protegernos de estos nuevos g\u00e9rmenes. El virus COVID-19 es una zoonosis que, aunque no est\u00e1 relacionado con la agricultura industrial animal, pone de manifiesto cu\u00e1n vulnerables somos nuestra sociedad a nuevas enfermedades zoon\u00f3ticas y cu\u00e1n seriamente deber\u00edamos tratar de reducir el riesgo de futuras pandemias. <\/span><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pero estas operaciones a escala industrial tienen un coste extremo para el bienestar animal y la salud p\u00fablica.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. El confinamiento prolongado de los animales puede <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/farmstand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.15-FINAL-Prop-12-Amicus.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Aumenta la transmisi\u00f3n de enfermedades<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. M\u00e1s contacto con otros animales, contacto m\u00e1s prolongado, mala ventilaci\u00f3n y falta de luz solar implican m\u00e1s y mejores posibilidades de que se propague una enfermedad. Este aumento de la transmisi\u00f3n de enfermedades significa que los animales mantenidos en condiciones de estrecha convivencia son una receta para el desastre cuando se trata de enfermedades que evolucionen para ser m\u00e1s contagiosas, m\u00e1s graves o de tipos nuevos. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news\/item\/07-11-2017-stop-using-antibiotics-in-healthy-animals-to-prevent-the-spread-of-antibiotic-resistance\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Exceso y mal uso rutinario de los antibi\u00f3ticos<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Promover la tasa de crecimiento de los animales y prevenir las enfermedades en estos entornos conduce a cepas peligrosas de enfermedades resistentes a los antibi\u00f3ticos que ponen en peligro la salud humana.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">No solo los animales son los que sufren esto. Los estudios muestran que las personas que trabajan en mataderos tienen m\u00e1s probabilidades de contraer zoonosis como MRSA y salmonella. Su familia tambi\u00e9n tiene m\u00e1s probabilidades de enfermarse por estas mismas enfermedades. Incluso las personas que no est\u00e1n directamente relacionadas con la industria se ponen en riesgo cuando animales portadores de enfermedades se transportan a trav\u00e9s de su \u00e1rea. En un estudio, los investigadores condujeron autom\u00f3viles con las ventanas bajas detr\u00e1s de un cami\u00f3n que transportaba pollos a la matanza. Lo que descubrieron<\/span>La situaci\u00f3n era alarmante: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1876034108000026?via%3Dihub\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">bacterias resistentes a los antibi\u00f3ticos en el aire dentro de los coches<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> y incluso en la parte superior de sus bebidas en los portaobjetos.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/farmstand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/iStock-1254673739-3-scaled-e1715876380991.jpg\" alt=\"Una mujer adulta de mediana edad que trabaja en una granja lechera\" class=\"wp-image-804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farmstand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/iStock-1254673739-3-scaled-e1715876380991.jpg 520w, https:\/\/farmstand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/iStock-1254673739-3-scaled-e1715876380991-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">T<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Aqu\u00ed hay una forma mejor de criar animales para obtener alimentos, y los agricultores independientes, ganaderos y productores son <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.r-calfusa.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">mostrar<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ilstewards.org\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">nosotros<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/landstewardshipproject.org\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">c\u00f3mo<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Los productores que se preocupan \u2014por sus animales, por sus trabajadores y por sus comunidades\u2014 cr\u00edan a los animales en condiciones m\u00e1s saludables. Cuando las decisiones agr\u00edcolas se toman por personas que se preocupan, y no por grandes corporaciones que buscan maximizar los beneficios, los animales son criados con m\u00e1s espacio, m\u00e1s sol y menos estr\u00e9s, y todos somos m\u00e1s saludables gracias a ello.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>El papel de FarmSTAND<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">FarmSTAND lucha por un sistema alimentario mejor que proteja a las personas y a los animales contra las enfermedades y la explotaci\u00f3n, incluso defendiendo las leyes que ayudan a cambiar nuestro sistema hacia un futuro mejor. <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cuando la coalici\u00f3n de la industria porcina impugn\u00f3 la innovadora ley de California que limitaba la venta de cerdo producido bajo condiciones de confinamiento extremo, FarmSTAND se asegur\u00f3 de que las voces de los defensores de la seguridad laboral fueran escuchadas. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/farmstand.org\/es\/caso\/proposition-12\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">FarmSTAND defendi\u00f3 la Propuesta 12<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> con un amicus brief ante el Tribunal Supremo que explica c\u00f3mo limitar la restricci\u00f3n extrema har\u00e1 un cambio real para la salud y la seguridad de los trabajadores, sus familias y las comunidades.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hay mucho en juego cuando se trata de mejorar nuestro sistema alimentario. La agricultura industrial animal es un problema de salud p\u00fablica \u2014y un problema muy importante. La realidad actual es que los trabajadores del sistema alimentario, sus familias y sus comunidades est\u00e1n expuestos injustamente a enfermedades peligrosas todos los d\u00edas. <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Y simplemente no podemos permit\u00edrnoselo <\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/future-perfect\/2024\/5\/3\/24147217\/bird-flu-h5n1-chickens-covid-pandemic-cattle-milk-virus-coronavirus\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ignorar<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> el <\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/hls.harvard.edu\/today\/us-faces-serious-risks-of-zoonotic-disease-says-report-by-harvards-animal-law-policy-program\/\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">el riesgo de que la pr\u00f3xima pandemia zoon\u00f3tica se extienda desde la agricultura industrial animal<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> ma\u00f1ana.&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nos merecemos un sistema alimentario que nutra nuestro bienestar y no lo amenace. Por eso luchamos por un sistema alimentario justo y transparente en el que los animales, las personas y el planeta puedan vivir en condiciones de seguridad y salud.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Estas operaciones a gran escala tienen un coste extremo para el bienestar animal y la salud p\u00fablica. La reclusi\u00f3n en condiciones estrechas puede aumentar la transmisi\u00f3n de enfermedades. M\u00e1s contacto con otros animales, m\u00e1s contacto prolongado, mala ventilaci\u00f3n y falta de luz solar implican m\u00e1s y mejores oportunidades de que las enfermedades se propaguen. Esta mayor transmisi\u00f3n de enfermedades significa que los animales mantenidos en condiciones estrechas son una receta para el desastre cuando se trata de enfermedades que evolucionan para ser m\u00e1s contagiosas, m\u00e1s graves o de tipos nuevos.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[112],"tags":[51,27,54,55,41],"issue":[18,19,17],"class_list":["post-798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-insights","tag-cafo","tag-cafos","tag-dairy","tag-h5n1","tag-workers","issue-animal-welfare","issue-consumer-rights","issue-worker-justice"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Factory Farms Are A Breeding Ground For Disease. 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