| Document ID (ISN) | 105236 |
| CIS number |
06-668 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1077-3525 - International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health |
| Year |
2005 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Mulenga E.M., Miller H.B., Sinkala T., Hysong T.A., Burgess J.L. |
| Title |
Silicosis and tuberculosis in Zambian miners |
| Bibliographic information |
July-Sep. 2005, Vol.11, No.3, p.259-262. Illus. 16 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.ijoeh.com/pfds/IJOEH_1103_Mulenga.pdf [in English]
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| Abstract |
Silicosis and tuberculosis (TB) are significant mining-related illnesses in developing countries. This study examined annual cases of these diseases in Zambian miners, including comparison of periods before (1960-1970) and after (1992-2002) the arrival of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The Occupational Health and Safety Research Bureau of Zambia reported 2114 cases from 1945 to 2002. Of these, 22.7% were silicosis, 65.4% TB, and the remaining 11.9% silicotuberculosis. While silicosis cases decreased from 28.6% to 12.4% with the arrival of HIV/AIDS, there was a large increase in TB cases (37.1% to 86.1%), with a corresponding decrease in silicotuberculosis cases (34.3% to 1.6%). Although silicosis remains an occupational health issue in Zambian miners, the most significant problem appears to be the marked increase in cases of TB. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Zambia; tuberculosis; mining industry; silicosis; silica |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
statistical trends; pneumoconiosis with tuberculosis; frequency rates; developing countries; immunodeficiency syndrome |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA; Zambia |
| Subject(s) |
Mines and quarries
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
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| Browse category(ies) |
Mining and quarrying
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Pneumoconioses
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