| Document ID (ISN) | 108662 |
| CIS number |
08-1211 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0340-0131 - International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health |
| Year |
2007 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Heutelbeck A.R.R., Janicke N., Hilgers R., Kütting B., Drexler H., Hallier E., Bickeböller H. |
| Title |
German cattle allergy study (CAS): Public health relevance of cattle-allergic farmers |
| Bibliographic information |
Nov. 2007, Vol.81, No.2, p.201-208. Illus. 29 ref. |
| Abstract |
This study involved farmers from all regions of Germany who were reported to the Agricultural Institutions for Statutory Accident Insurance and Prevention (Landwirtschaftliche Berufsgenossenschaften) between 1990 and 2002 with a suspected occupational cattle-allergic airways disease. A total of 513 patients were identified considering following parameters: age, gender, onset of airways symptoms related to contact with cattle, beginning of employment disability, total and specific Immunoglobulin E against cattle allergens, and lung function.. Of these patients, 24.8% showed cattle-related symptoms of asthma, 11.7% of rhinitis, and 60% of both asthma and rhinitis. Other findings are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Germany; allergic respiratory disorders; agriculture; handling of animals |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
allergens; immunoglobulins; rhinitis; frequency rates; role of insurance institutions; notification of occupational diseases; asthma |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Germany |
| Subject(s) |
Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Livestock rearing
Agriculture
Allergies
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