Morbidity among farm workers in a desert country in relation to long-term exposure to pesticides

Gomes, James; Lloyd, O L; Revitt, M.; Basha, Mansour

doi:10.5271/sjweh.301

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“…In the present study, it was found that increased neurological symptoms count were observed among the pesticide sprayers and farmers suffered from acute OP pesticide poisoning due to either occupational or intentional inhalation or ingestion of OP pesticides. Our findings support the previous studies of OP pesticides and neurological symptoms reported in farm workers (Gomes et al 1998;strong et al 2004) 12 , green house workers (Walcark et al 1999) 13 and factory workers (Bellin and Chew 1974) 14.…”

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Antioxidant status and oxidative stress in organophosphate pesticide poisoning

B.P¹

2013

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Antioxidant status and oxidative stress in organophosphate pesticide poisoning

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2013

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“…The literature indicates that subclinical symptoms should be considered as early signs of poisoning 10,11 . Vestibular system alterations detected by tests are not reported in the literature.…”

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Estudo da ototoxicidade em trabalhadores expostos a organofosforados

Cristina¹,

Hoshino

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Rev. Bras. Otorrinolaringol.

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Occupat ional and environmental exposure to agricultural pesticides represent an important health care problem in our country. Among the symptoms presented, dizziness stands out, because of a probable toxic action. Aim: The goal of our study was to characterize vestibular test results from rural workers occupationally and environmentally exposed to organophosphates used in agricultural pesticides. Materials and Methods:We carried out a cohort crosssectional study with 18 rural workers from Teresópolis, RJ. Age ranged between 16 and 59 years, with a mean value of 39.6 years, 5 were males and 13 females. We used three questionnaires with questions associated with general and auditory health, and more specific questions about dizziness and its association with work. All workers underwent clinical evaluation, audiometry and vectoelectronystagmography. Results: results showed that 16 workers had irritative peripheral body balance disorder and 7 workers had sensorineural hearing loss, thus suggesting that agricultural pesticides cause vestibular alterations through a slow and silent intoxication. Conclusions: medical care for this population exposed to neurotoxic substances require an interdisciplinary approach, to guarantee efficient preventive and therapeutic measures.

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“…Erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase level is used as a marker to evaluate the exposure to organophosphates (Brega et al 1998;Gomes et al 1998;Lakew and Mekonnen 1998;Tinoco-Ojanguren and Halperin 1998). The inactivation of acetylcholinesterase causes overstimulation of the nervous system, which produces such symptoms as headache, dizziness, nausea, stomachache, and weakness (Ballantyne et al 1994;Dulout et al 1985).…”

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