Citation

Przybylska A. Przegl. Epidemiol. 1999; 53(1-2): 121-128.

Vernacular Title

Zatrucia chemicznymi srodkami ochrony roslin w 1997 roku.

Affiliation

Zakład Epidemiologii Państwowego, Zakładu Higieny, Warszawa.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Panstwowy Zaklad Wydawnictw Lekarskich)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10402858

Abstract

In 1997 were registered 140 cases of intoxications caused by chemicals used for plant protection. The most of the intoxications occurred after the intake of pesticides (70.7% of diseases). Accidental intake made 36.4% of the total number of cases, and intended intake was 34.3%. During the agricultural labour it came to exposure in 28.6% of cases. Insecticides caused 68.6% of the total number of intoxications by pesticides. In rural regions 79.3% of the sick people were submitted to intoxication and 20.7% in the urban regions. The morbidity of men was almost three times higher than morbidity of women (respectively 0.54 and 0.20). In 1997 three outbreaks of intoxication by pesticides were noted: two of three people and one of two people. Because of intoxication by chemicals for plant protection 10 people died.

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