Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Prevalence Among Farmers in Central Tunisia, 2014.

abstract：:Farming within the Anabaptist (within this article defined as various religious groups that do not believe in infant baptism; Amish, Hutterites, Mennonites, and Brethren are included within the definition and usually practice selective use of technology) population creates a unique situation with regards to teaching f...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Burgus S,Rademaker A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Associations between farming exposures and atopy can vary by timing of exposure and sex. We examined associations between adult atopy, sex, and farm living in a rural Canadian population. In 2010, we conducted a baseline survey of 11,982 households located in four agricultural regions of Saskatchewan, Canada. Of the 7...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Rennie DC,Lawson JA,Karunanayake CP,Pahwa P,Chen Y,Chu L,Dosman JA,Saskatchewan Rural Health Study Group.

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine prevalence of abnormal serum acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and behavioral risks associated behaviors from pesticide exposure. METHODS:Cross-sectional data were collected from agriculture workers in Trang Province, Thailand in 2013-2014. Agricultural workers in Trang Province filled out questionnai...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Guytingco A,Thepaksorn P,Neitzel RL

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this retrospective cohort study was to evaluate the incidence of and risk factors for compensated occupational injuries and diseases in agriculture. The study population consisted of 78,679 Finnish farmers, spouses, and salaried family members covered by mandatory workers' compensation insurance. This popul...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Karttunen JP,Rautiainen RH

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: The hazardous nature of the agricultural environment, reflected in the numerous injuries and deaths to children who live, work and play on farms, coupled with the lack of a comprehensive national surveillance system in the United States, highlights the need for making the best use of publicly available you...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Weichelt B,Gorucu S,Murphy D,Pena AA,Salzwedel M,Lee BC

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Internationally, children are working in situations where there are exposures to many occupational hazards, lack of basic worker rights and, sometimes, forced employment. Many of the child workers are involved in family-based agriculture, cattle tending, crop harvesting, commercial plantation work, and the cleaning an...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Osorio AM

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paper summarizes an open panel discussion and breakout session by scientists and lay participants that focused on new approaches to identifying exposure to pesticides in humans during the New Paths: Health and Safety in Western Agriculture conference, November 11-13, 2008. Featured were reports on the available re...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Keifer M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major reduction in the proportion of older farmers in the farm population has been predicted for nearly 50 years. Not only has the proportion of older farmers increased but the proportion of younger farmers has decreased dramatically. In 2002, principal operators age >or= 65 years of age comprised 26.2% of US farmer...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Cole HP,Donovan TA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this community-based study was to test effectiveness of a peer-education safety education program that included student-produced videos and photovoice, nested in a 7-week summer Migrant Education Program. The second aim was to evaluate psychometrics of an adapted safety survey from Westaby and Lee used ...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Kilanowski JF

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a medical student completing a required rural community medicine clerkship, I discovered my home community's concern for mental health of farmers. A local economic downturn affects everyone, but especially the farmers. One farmer had recently committed suicide. Leaning heavily on work presented at a Nebraska summit...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Tabereaux PB,Wheat JR

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children are the vulnerable group in the agricultural community due to their early exposure to pesticides through the dynamic interplay between genetic predisposition, environment, and host-related factors. This study aims to identify the possible association between the depression in blood cholinesterase level and ge...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： How V,Hashim Z,Ismail P,Md Said S,Omar D,Bahri Mohd Tamrin S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the combined burden of heat and air quality exposure in Washington State agriculture by (1) characterizing the spatiotemporal pattern of heat and PM2.5 exposures during wildfire seasons; (2) describing the potential impact of these combined exposures on agricultural worker populations; and (3) id...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Austin E,Kasner E,Seto E,Spector J

更新日期：2020-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Agromedicine developments in Alabama rest heavily on the interest and support of the farm community. Participatory approaches have been advocated in order to impact the safety and health of farms. The University of Alabama Agromedicine Research Team, working closely with and guided by farmers, places emphasis on ident...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Guin SM,Wheat JR,Allinder RS,Fanucchi GJ,Wiggins OS,Johnson GJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to estimate prevalence of asthma and asthma attacks among youth (0-19 years old) working and/or living on Hispanic-operated farms. The 2000 U.S. Minority Farm Operator Childhood Agricultural Injury Survey (M-CAIS) data were used to calculate prevalence of asthma, asthma attacks and seri...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Syamlal G,Mazurek JM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies report low prevalence of several health problems among farmers. Health status and psychosocial factors are generally assumed to impact on retirement age and the ability to stay in work. OBJECTIVES:To study retirement in a male rural population and to test the hypothesis that farmers retire later tha...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Thelin A,Holmberg S

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hantaviruses are established causative agents of hemorrhagic fevers and renal diseases amongst other clinical manifestations in humans, with most diagnosis based on serological assays. The disease, which is rodent-borne, has been reported in numerous countries worldwide but information about the disease is scanty in t...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Adesiyun A,Dookeran S,Stewart-Johnson A,Rahaman S,Bissessar S,Thompson N

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Livestock farmers are known to be at high risk of exposure to zoonosis. A convenience survey to assess Senegalese traditional cattle farmers' knowledge and attitudes regarding zoonotic diseases with reference to bovine brucellosis was conducted. A total of 222 cattle farmers were interviewed. Just over a quarter (30.1...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Tebug SF,Kamga-Waladjo AR,Ema PJ,Muyeneza C,Kane O,Seck A,Ly MT,Lo M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Commercial fishing is still the most dangerous occupation in the United States. Efforts to have more stringent safety regulations in this industry beginning in the 1960s, culminated in the Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety Act of 1988. The purpose of this paper is to provide a short history of the development of safety...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Dzugan J

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to review agricultural pesticide usage and trends and to identify hazardous pesticides for regulation, in terms of public health, in South Korea. The authors collected data on usage and trends of agricultural pesticides through agriculture-related databases. Criteria from the US Environmental Protectio...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Cha ES,Jeong M,Lee WJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Latino migrant and seasonal farmworkers experience high rates of skin disease that result from their working and living conditions. Knowledge of the ways farmworkers treat skin disease symptoms will provide a foundation for developing culturally appropriate health education, improving the delivery of health services, ...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Arcury TA,Vallejos QM,Feldman SR,Quandt SA

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Despite international findings that farmers have better health outcomes than other occupation groups, Irish farmers are found to be a high-risk group for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Early detection of CVD through preventive health measurements, such as screening of high-risk groups, can contribute to a red...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： van Doorn D,Richardson N,Osborne A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beekeepers are at particular risk of developing work-related musculoskeletal disorders, but many of the studies lack detailed exposure assessment. To evaluate the biomechanical overload exposure in a specific farming activity, a multitasking model has been developed through the characterization of 37 basic operational...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Maina G,Rossi F,Baracco A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Farm machinery is a major source of injury. The objective of this study is to characterize the incidence, injury characteristics, and outcomes of patients admitted with farm machinery injuries (FMIs) to an urban joint trauma system in a rural state. A retrospective 15-year review of the trauma registries of the two tr...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Jawa RS,Young DH,Stothert JC,Yetter D,Dumond R,Shostrom VK,Cemaj S,Rautiainen RH,Mercer DW

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agriculture is known to be a risk-filled industry in South Korea, as it is worldwide. The aims of this study were to identify the magnitude of farm work-related injuries and evaluate the association between injury and possible risk factors. Farmers, including farm members (N = 16,160), were surveyed. After excluding 7...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Kim H,Räsänen K,Chae H,Kim K,Kim K,Lee K

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agricultural labor involves exposure to many occupational hazards, some of which can lead to chronic health conditions. The purpose of this study was to conduct an occupational health needs assessment of illnesses and work-related injuries among a Latino migrant farmworker population (recruited to harvest Vidalia onio...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Luque JS,Reyes-Ortiz C,Marella P,Bowers A,Panchal V,Anderson L,Charles S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dietary patterns are closely linked to healthy child development, which in turn is a powerful determinant of lifelong health and well-being. As many early years children spend a large part of their day in childcare centers, educators can have a large influence on their healthy eating behaviors. In Saskatchewan, a numb...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Froehlich Chow A,Leis A,Humbert ML,Engler-Stringer R,Muhajarine N

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Machinery entanglements are a leading cause of hospitalized injury on Canadian farms. This study evaluates the role farm tasks play in the occurrence of machinery entanglement events. A retrospective case series of 41 entanglement injuries involving 35 farm-machinery types was assembled. Only a few limited tasks were ...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Narasimhan G,Crowe TG,Peng Y,Hagel L,Dosman J,Pickett W

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silo-filler's disease, a life-threatening condition from exposure to silage gas in recently filled silos, has been known for over 5 decades now. However, farm workers remain exposed to this preventable condition. We describe the index presentations and subsequent changes among 19 patients managed within our health sys...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Amaza IP,Kreidy MP

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to inform efforts to reduce risk for musculoskeletal disorders among commercial lobstermen by characterizing and quantifying injuries that occur to people while harvesting lobsters commercially in the Northeast United States. This study aimed to estimate a denominator of exposure to lob...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Fulmer S,Buchholz B,Jenkins P,Scribani M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Keokuk County Rural Health Study is a population-based study of an agricultural community in Iowa. The study includes in-depth evaluations of respiratory disease, injury, and other health outcomes in relation to environmental and occupational exposures. This article reports descriptive findings on pesticide use fr...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Reynolds SJ,Tadevosyan A,Fuortes L,Merchant JA,Stromquist AM,Burmeister LF,Taylor C,Kelly KM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00