Citation

Touré K, Coly M, Toure D, Fall M, Sarr MD, Diouf A, Sy MD, Camara M, Sarr DF, Faye J, Diakhaby G, Badiane A, Bar NA, Diop AG, Ndiaye MM, Tall A. Epidemiol. (Sunnyvale) 2011; 1(2): e 105.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, The author(s), Publisher OMICS Publishing Group)

DOI

10.4172/2161-1165.1000105

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This study gives the report of an epidemiological investigation of twenty nine deaths among fifty cases (global lethality rate was 58%).in a rural community which use widely pesticides and insecticides for agricultural purposed. A case control study with an environmental description has been realized. Serologic tests were performed to eliminate arboviruses aetiology. A qualitative investigation was undertaken, to evaluate the perception, the beliefs, and the population attitudes toward the infection and the inventory of the different pesticides used in the sites of study. In Africa, there are many incidents of domestic or professional poisoning with a fatal ending for which, few data are available, toxicological analysis are still a challenge.