Citation

Warren M, Ruebush TK, Hobbs JH, Hippolyte R, Miller S. Bull. World Health Organ. 1985; 63(2): 345-351.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1985, World Health Organization)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3874715

PMCID

PMC2536408

Abstract

A programme emphasizing intensive training, use of protective equipment and uniforms, daily supervision of safety measures at work, and weekly monitoring of blood cholinesterase levels by the tintometric method was instituted to prevent toxicity in Haitian malaria workers during spraying with the organophosphate insecticides fenitrothion and malathion. The programme functioned well, depressed cholinesterase activity (

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