| Document ID (ISN) | 44472 |
| CIS number |
85-1455 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0010-5309 - Le concours médical |
| Year |
1984 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Lapierre J., Périn M., Casano G., Abbas L., Lavernhe J. |
| Title |
Parasitic infections in the personnel of an airline |
| Original title |
La pathologie parasitaire chez le personnel d'une compagnie aérienne [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
1984, Vol.106, No.44, p.4335-4338, 4353. 6 ref. |
| Abstract |
Analysis of 178 cases of parasitic disease detected during a 7-year period at Air France in the course of obligatory medical examinations. Worm infections (79% of cases) were much more common than protozoan infections (18%). Ground personnel from tropical countries (44% of cases) and flight crew members (28%) were the most affected groups. Particular emphasis must be paid to cases of malaria in flight crew personnel (7 of 11 cases noted). Anguilluliasis (36 cases) and bilharziasis (34 cases) were essentially restricted to personnel of tropical origin - from the West Indies in particular. Larva migrans (22 cases) affected flight crew personnel who had spent rest periods on West Indian beaches. Hypereosinophilia, discovered during regular blood-cell counts of personnel, is a symptom suggesting worm infection and should always be followed by parasitologic tests. Practical advice is given for the diagnosis and prevention of these conditions. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
parasitic diseases; tropical diseases; ground operations; air transport; flight operations; aircraft |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
schistosomiasis; strongyloidosis; filariasis; airports; protozoan infections; amoebic dysentery; malaria; creeping eruption |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Air transportation
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