| Document ID (ISN) | 26453 |
| CIS number |
77-193 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0032-6291 - Pracovní lékařství |
| Year |
1975 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Jindřichová J., Kramářová K., Jíra J., Šimko A. |
| Title |
Contribution to the recognition of toxoplasmosis as an occupational disease |
| Original title |
Příspěvek k poznání profesionality toxoplazmózy [in Czech] |
| Bibliographic information |
Nov. 1975, Vol.27, No.10, p.336-340. Illus. 42 ref. |
| Abstract |
The authors carried out skin tests with toxoplasmin in 1,027 subjects. In the group of persons occupationally in contact with animals (work in abattoirs, pig farms, handling laboratory animals) they observed 60.8% of positive reactions, whereas in the control group (electric power station employees, schoolchildren, etc.) only 35.6% were positive. Positive reactions were significantly higher among rural than among urban populations. Within the control group, a significant statistical difference was observed between cat owners and others who had no contact with cats. This difference was particularly marked in the lowest age bracket (14-19 years) where 39.4% of positive reactions were observed in cat owners, compared to only 16.1% in the controls. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
occupational diseases; expertise; toxoplasmosis; zoonoses |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Czechoslovakia; survey; serological reactions; statistical evaluation; skin tests |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Zoonoses
Workers' compensation
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
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