| Document ID (ISN) | 100830 |
| CIS number |
02-1931 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1121-9017 - Medicina del lavoro |
| Year |
2001 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Belisario A., Cipolla C., Nucci C., Auletti G., Nobile M., Raffi G.B. |
| Title |
Four-year follow-up of a group of workers with allergic sensitization employed in breeding of insects for biological pest control |
| Original title |
Follow-up di 4 anni in un gruppo di lavoratori con sensibilizzazione allergica addetti alla produzione di insetti per la lotta biologica [in Italian] |
| Bibliographic information |
Mar.-Apr. 2001, Vol.92, No.2, p.125-129. Illus. 20 ref. |
| Abstract |
As a follow-up to preventive measures (semi-closed cycles, gloves, masks, overalls and sunglasses) implemented after previous reports of sensitization, workers employed in insect breeding were monitored through allergy and respiratory function tests. A decrease in skin sensitization for insects and a decrease in allergic conditions (rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma) were found. The application of preventive measures is vindicated. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
insects; allergies; allergic asthma; allergic rhinitis; biological insecticides |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
long-term study; supply of personal protective equipment; respiratory function tests; allergy tests |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Italy |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Agricultural chemicals
Animal hazards
Allergies
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
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