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Document ID (ISN)37268
CIS number 82-466
ISSN - Serial title SNCF - Informations médicales
Year 1981
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Guillier J.
Title Occupational disease hazard in casual work - Case study of Weil's disease
Original title Risque de maladie professionnelle lors des travaux occasionnels: à propos d'un cas de leptospirose ictéro-hémorragique [in French]
Bibliographic information 1981, No.131, p.23-27. 8 ref.
Abstract Case study of Weil's disease (ictero-haemorrhagic leptospirosis) contracted by a railway worker casually employed in ditch clearing along the permanent way. Considerations on diagnosis of the disease, its relation (if any) to the work, and preventive measures falling within the scope of the company's medical service.
Descriptors (primary) Weil's disease; rail transport; sewage; ditch clearing
Descriptors (secondary) case study; personal hygiene; agricultural operations; diagnosis
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Occupational pathology
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Rail transportation
Bacterial and parasitic diseases