Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM
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A novel inhalation challenge set to study animal model of allergic alveolitis.
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A novel inhalation challenge set for the study of experimental allergic alveolitis (hypersensitivity pneumonitis) in mice was designed. A finely dispersed aerosol of allergenic extract generated by the commercial ultrasonic nebulizer "TAJFUN MU1" (produced by Medbryt, Warsaw, Poland) was transported to the airtight inhalation chamber. In the chamber were placed 15 perforated containers made of transparent plastic, each containing one mouse. They were coupled in 3 units, each consisted of 5 containers. The constant flow of aerosol through the chamber was assured by commercial vacuum pump "PL 2/3" (AGA LABOR S.C., Warsaw...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - June 1, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Golec M, Skorska C, Lemieszek M, Dutkiewicz J Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Lethal accidents in storage equipment: a report of two cases.Email this article to a colleague.
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The paper analyses the causes and mechanisms of death, the possibilities of providing effective emergency assistance, and the regulations for work safety on the basis of two lethal accidents at work in storage equipment. The death mechanism, i.e. asphyxia due to respiratory tract obstruction by a loose foreign substance prevents effective emergency assistance unless aspiration has not yet occurred. The deciding factor is how soon the rescue procedure begins. The safety-at-work regulations should emphasize the need for worker protection by the assistance of another person.
PMID: 19572489 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - June 1, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Jurek T, Szleszkowski L, Maksymowicz K, Wachel K, Drozd R Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Mental symptoms among Finnish farm entrepreneurs.Email this article to a colleague.
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The prevalence of mental symptoms among Finnish farm entrepreneurs in 2004 and 1994 was examined in two cross-sectional studies. The aim was also to examine associations between symptoms and background factors. Two random samples for computer-assisted telephone interviews comprised 1,182 full-time farmers in 2004 and 928 farmers in 1992. A binary logistic regression model was used to analyze the associations in the 2004 sample. Symptoms of weakness or fatigue and insomnia or difficulties in falling asleep were the most common symptoms in the 2004 survey, and both of these symptoms increased statistically significantly ...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - June 1, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Kallioniemi MK, Simola A, Kymalainen HR, Vesala H, Louhelainen J Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Occupational exposure to organic dust, microorganisms, endotoxin and peptidoglycan among plants processing workers in Poland.Email this article to a colleague.
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The objective of present work was to determine and compare the components of bioaerosol in several sectors of plant processing industries. The study was conducted in 10 facilities engaged in herb and grain processing, flax threshing, grain storing, baking, and cereals production. The air samples were taken on glass fibre filters with an AS-50 sampler. We determined the concentrations of airborne microorganisms, dust, endotoxin and peptidoglycan. Total concentrations of viable airborne microorganisms ranged from 0.18-861.4 x 10(3) cfu/m(3). The highest levels of microbial contamination of the air were observed at flax farms...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - June 1, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Gora A, Mackiewicz B, Krawczyk P, Golec M, Skorska C, Sitkowska J, Cholewa G, Larsson L, Jarosz M, Wojcik-Fatla A, Dutkiewicz J Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Different phenotypes of intermittent and persistent respiratory allergy in Zagreb, Croatia.Email this article to a colleague.
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Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a major chronic respiratory disease because of its prevalence, its impacts on the quality of life, economic burden and links with asthma. A significant relationship between the severity of rhinitis and prevalence of asthma in allergic patients was found both in patients suffering from seasonal rhinitis and in those suffering from perennial-allergic rhinitis (PAR) and asthma. The aim of the study was to investigate allergy phenotypes in patients with intermittent allergic rhinitis (IAR) and persistent allergic rhinitis (PAR) in residents of Zagreb, and to determine if there were any other diffe...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - June 1, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Popovic-Grle S, Vrbica Z, Jankovic M, Klaric I Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Engagement of children in agricultural work activities - scale and consequences of the phenomenon.Email this article to a colleague.
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The purpose of the study was investigate the scale and consequences of the engagement of children in agricultural work activities in Poland. The study covered 1,006 children aged 12-14, who completed an audience questionnaire form: 'Engagement of children in household and farm activities'. As many as 258 children kept diaries, in which they registered all work and everyday activities performed for a period of 8 weeks during various seasons of the year (2 weeks during each season). One third of the children in the study (35.7%) devoted a considerable amount of time to farm work (1-2 hours daily), while every eighth chil...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - June 1, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Lachowski S Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Environmental exposure to airborne asbestos fibres in a highly urbanized city.Email this article to a colleague.
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Asbestos fibres, when released into the air, can pose serious health hazards to exposed people. The aim of this study was to determine the concentration of respirable asbestos fibres in a highly urbanized and densely populated town, where asbestos-containing materials have been widely used in building constructions. Their presence and degree of corrosion were the main criterion for location of sampling stations. All air samples were collected applying the recently elaborated sampling strategy. The origin of sampled fibres was additionally proved by SEM analysis. Concentrations of respirable fibres, derived from 2 group...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - June 1, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Krakowiak E, Gorny R, Cembrzynska J, Sakol G, Boissier-Draghi M, Anczyk E Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
The colonization of hot water systems by Legionella.Email this article to a colleague.
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This study surveyed Legionella in 805 samples taken from 18 hot water systems under operating conditions. The results were analyzed and discussed in relation to water temperature, legislative requirements and optimization of the systems. The temperature of most samples (71%) ranged from 45-60 degrees C. The highest levels of colonization by L. pneumophila were found at water temperatures from 30-35 degrees C. At temperatures above 50 degrees C there was a large decrease in the number of positive samples, as well as the number of Legionella in individual samples. However, L. pneumophila was found in some samples having a te...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - June 1, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Hruba L Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Animal-related injuries: epidemiological and meteorological features.Email this article to a colleague.
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This is a retrospective and registry-based descriptive study including animal- related injuries represented by the most crowded Emergency Department (ED) in Eastern Turkey over a period of two years. Animal-related injuries were 0.2% of all ED admittances; dominant in males and were high in summer. 68% of the subjects were exposed to mammalians. Most prominent injuries were dog bites (30%), horse (22%) and livestock-related injuries (12%). Hospitalization was significantly higher in mammalian animal injuries compared to non-mammalian injuries. The highest hospitalization rate was measured for equine-related injuries (1...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - June 1, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Emet M, Beyhun N, Kosan Z, Aslan S, Uzkeser M, Cakir Z Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
The first established focus of hantavirus infection in Poland, 2007.Email this article to a colleague.
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The first hantavirus infection outbreak in Poland (with different seroetiology) was identified between August-December 2007. Thirteen cases were reported in southeast Poland: 12 cases in the Carpathians bordering with northeast Slovakia, mainly in the forested areas of the Bieszczady mountains, and one case approximately 100-120 kilometres north from the others, in the adjacent Sub-Carpathian region. Four additional cases of past infection were identified retrospectively, based on the presence of the hantavirus specific IgG antibodies. Thus, the total number of infections identified in this area amounts to 17. Most pro...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - June 1, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Nowakowska A, Heyman P, Knap J, Burzynski W, Witas M Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
In vitro effects of fipronil on neuronal excitability in mammalian and molluscan nervous systems.Email this article to a colleague.
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The effect of the insecticide fipronil on non-target organisms was studied on rat brain slices and identified giant neurons of the pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis. This compound acts as an antagonist on GABA(A) receptors. Although fipronil has moderate mammalian toxicity, our experiments confirmed that it modifies neuronal excitability in the rat somatosensory cortex. The amplitudes of evoked field potentials increased significantly after 30 min fipronil treatment. Short-term plasticity was examined with paired-pulse stimulation, this phenomenon was not affected by fipronil. On the other hand, the efficacy of LTP-inductio...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - June 1, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Varro P, Gyori J, Vilagi I Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Seasonal occurrence of Alternaria (1993- 2004) and Epicoccum (1994-2004) spores in Trieste (ne Italy).Email this article to a colleague.
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Fungal spores are known to trigger allergic respiratory diseases. Very little is known about airborne fungal spore presence in Trieste. This paper reports the seasonal (June-October) Alternaria (1993-2004) and Epicoccum (1994-2004) spore concentrations during these years, using a Hirst sampler. Daily spore counts fluctuate considerably from one day to the next. Airborne spores of Alternaria and Epicoccum tend to display a similar temporal pattern, with the peak daily count occurring in late summer - early autumn; a shifted occurrence towards the early autumn of the maximum peaking day of Epicoccum was observed, compare...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - June 1, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Rizzi-Longo L, Pizzulin-Sauli M, Ganis P Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Meteorological and agricultural effects on airborne Alternaria and Cladosporium spores and clinical aspects in Valladolid (Spain).Email this article to a colleague.
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The aeropalynological monitoring was carried out from 1 February 2005-31 January 2007. The total number of spores collected during the main spore season (MSS) in 2005 was 4,500 for Alternaria and 93,744 in the case of Cladosporium, whereas in 2006 values were increased (8,385 for Alternaria and 150,144 for Cladosporium), reaching the maximum concentrations on 18 July and 17 June 2006 with 344 and 5,503 spores, respectively. The influence of the main meteorological parameters on spore concentrations was studied, resulting in a positive correlation with temperature. Rainfall, relative humidity and frequency of calms obta...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - June 1, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Reyes ES, Cruz D, Merino E, Sanchez J Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Seasonal variations in work-related health effects in swine farm workers.Email this article to a colleague.
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The aim of the project was to investigate whether there were diminished health effects in swine farm workers during summer compared with winter, as seasonal differences in concentrations of bioaerosols have been reported. Twenty-four workers were visited once during each season. Before and after a work shift, they underwent lung function testing and blood sampling. During work, they wore personal air sampling equipment. The mean endotoxin exposure of the workers was highest during winter (25,690 vs. 6,553 EU/m(3); p = 0.004). Although exposures to endotoxin and CO(2) varied between the seasons, no differences in lung f...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - June 1, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Bonlokke JH, Meriaux A, Duchaine C, Godbout S, Cormier Y Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Contact allergy to nickel: Patch test score correlates with IL-5, but not with IFN-gamma nickel-specific secretion by peripheral blood lymphocytes.Email this article to a colleague.
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Traditionally, allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) has been associated with the activity of Th1 lymphocytes that secrete interferon gamma. Recent evidence indicates that other cells, e.g. interleukin 5 (IL-5)-secreting Th2 or Tc2 cells may be among the key effectors of ACD. The aim of the present study was to assess the influence of nickel-specific IFN-gamma secretion (marker of Th1 and Tc1 activity) and IL-5 secretion (Th2 and Tc2) on the clinical outcome (patch test score) in nickel-allergic patients. 40 women with suspicion of ACD were involved, aged from 14-54 (median 31.5) years. They were patch tested with NiSO(4)....
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - June 1, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Czarnobilska E, Jenner B, Kaszuba-Zwoinska J, Kapusta M, Obtulowicz K, Thor P, Spiewak R Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Influence of the zearalenone on the activity of chosen liver enzymes in a rat.Email this article to a colleague.
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Zearalenone is a mycotoxin compound produced mainly by Fusarium species of fungi which is present in cereals cultivated all over the world. The aim of the research was to examine the toxic influence of different doses of zearalenone on liver cells through estimating mycotoxin influence on markers evaluation of biochemical liver damage. The research was carried out on male Wistar rats. The rats were divided into 9 groups of 10 animals each. Group A was orally given 8% ethyl alcohol. Group B, C, D, E was orally given once a day for 10 days a zearalenone alcohol solution properly in dose of 50, 100, 200, 500 mug/kg b.w. S...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - June 1, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Stadnik A, Borzecki A Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Causes and consequences of head injuries among rural inhabitants hospitalised in a multi-organ injury ward. II. Circumstances, types and consequences of head injuries.Email this article to a colleague.
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The scope of problems concerning head injuries was investigated among rural patients, compared to urban population, from the aspect of their incidence in both populations, as well as an attempt to perform a multi-variable analysis of socio-demographic and geographical risk factors for each of the analysed traits concerning the injury. The study group were patients treated in the Multi-Organ Injury Ward, at Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski Regional Hospital in Lublin during the period 1999-2002. The study covered 265 patients. The group of rural inhabitants covered 34% of the total population in the study. The most frequent ci...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - June 1, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Karwat ID, Krupa S, Gorczyca R Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Causes and consequences of head injuries among rural population hospitalized in the Ward for Multi-Organ Injuries. I. Demographic and social structure.Email this article to a colleague.
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The main objective of the study was the analysis of types, causes and consequences of head injuries among patients treated in the Ward for Multi-Organ Injuries during the period 1999-2002. The study aimed at the recognition of the health situation and selected demographic traits of people who had sustained head injuries. The authors? research tool - a Scientific-Research Protocol - was applied in the study. The survey covered 265 people, including 204 males (77.0%) and 61 females (23.0%) hospitalized due to head injuries; 90 people, i.e. 34% of the total population examined, were rural inhabitants 82.2% were males and ...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - June 1, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Karwat ID, Gorczyca R, Krupa S Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Detectability of tick-borne agents DNA in the blood of dogs, undergoing treatment for borreliosis.Email this article to a colleague.
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In the wake of controversies surrounding the usefulness of PCR in the diagnostics of borreliosis, the aim of the presented study was to monitor the presence of B. burgdorferi s.l. in dogs with clinical borreliosis in the course of relevant treatment. The monitoring was based on detecting borrelia?s DNA before- (study I), during- (study II), and after completion of the therapy (study III). In addition, to rule out possible coinfections, the dogs? blood was examined for the presence of anaplasma, babesia and rickettsia. Blood samples taken from 11 dogs, with clinically detected borreliosis, were used for obtaining DNA fo...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - June 1, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Wodecka B, Rymaszewska A, Sawczuk M, Skotarczak B Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Adaptation factors of Borrelia for host and vector.Email this article to a colleague.
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The life transmission cycle of B. burgdorferi requires migration of spirochetes from tick?s gut to its salivary glands during vertebrate?s blood sucking, penetrating to the vertebrate?s tissues and their colonization. A special feature of these bacteria, despite its relatively small genome, is the ability to adapt in different host environments. These unusual properties of borreliae are associated with large number of plasmids, which show a high variability as a result of recombination with each other. Changes in the synthesis of outer proteins are the first strategy of borreliae in avoiding the destructive effect of t...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - June 1, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Skotarczak B Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Coincidence of three pathogens (Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia microti) in Ixodes ricinus ticks in the Lublin macroregion.Email this article to a colleague.
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Ticks are very important vectors of pathogenic microorganisms (viruses, bacteria, protozoans), which may induce serious contagious diseases in humans and in farm animals. The aim of the study was to determine the coincidence of 3 pathogens: Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia microti in Ixodes ricinus ticks in south-eastern Poland and to estimate the degree of infection with each of the examined pathogens depending on the developmental stage of ticks (nymph, female, male). The study material were 1,620 Ixodes ricinus ticks collected at 5 sites in the Lublin macroregion, showing the pr...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - June 1, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Wójcik-Fatla A, Szymańska J, Wdowiak L, Buczek A, Dutkiewicz J Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Ammonia, dust and bacteria in welfare-oriented systems for laying hens.Email this article to a colleague.
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The objective of the current case study was to compare concentrations of ammonia, dust and bacteria in 3 such systems: 1) a floor housing system, 2) a multilevel system, and 3) a system with furnished cages. Data was collected from 3 houses of each type, and 1 house of each type was selected for detailed measurements for 1-2 weeks. Daily average concentrations of ammonia were 3-12 ppm in the house with furnished cages, 21-42 ppm in the multilevel system, and 66-120 ppm in the floor housing system. Total dust concentration was 2.0- 2.5 mg x m(-3) in the house with furnished cages, 0.71-2.4 mg x m(-3) in the multilevel syste...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - June 1, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Nimmermark S, Lund V, Gustafsson G, Eduard W Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Different drying technologies and alternation of mycobiots in the raw material of Hyssopus officinalis L.Email this article to a colleague.
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Contamination of medicinal plant mass with mycobiots is one of the negative factors deteriorating the quality of raw material. In order to evaluate the impact of the yield processing technologies upon the changes of mycobiots in raw material, the mycobiotic conditions of herb hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis L.) raw material were evaluated under various regimes of active ventilation and optimization of the drying parameters. The impact of ventilation intensity and temperature of drying agent upon the changes and abundance of mycobiota species in medicinal raw material was determined. Irrespective of the temperature of the ...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - June 1, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Raila A, Lugauskas A, Kemzūraite A, Zvicevicius E, Ragazinskiene O, Railiene M Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Preliminary study on the occurrence of Toxoplasma gondii in Ixodes ricinus ticks from north-western Poland with the use of pcr.Email this article to a colleague.
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A batch of 259 Ixodes ricinus ticks collected by flagging in woodlands of north-western Poland (Szczecin area) was examined for the presence of Toxoplasma gondii DNA with nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Positive isolates were genotyped with the restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of B1 gene marker. Another batch of 340 I. ricinus ticks from Szczecin area was homogenized and inoculated into mice. Subsequently, the biological material obtained from inoculated mice was also examined with nested PCR for the presence of Toxoplasma gondii DNA and positive isolates were genotyped with RFLP as abov...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - December 1, 2008 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Sroka J, Wojcik-Fatla A, Zwolinski J, Zajac V, Sawczuk M, Dutkiewicz J Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Study on Lyme borreliosis focus in the Lublin region (eastern Poland).Email this article to a colleague.
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A suburban focus of Lyme borreliosis situated 11 km from the southern border of the city of Lublin (eastern Poland) was characterized. The focus covers an area of circa 100 km(2), surrounding 3 localities inhabited by circa 7,500 people engaged mostly in farming. It was demonstrated that on the area of focus the infection rate of Ixodes ricinus ticks with Borrelia burgdorferi, frequency of serological response of inhabitants to the antigen of Borrelia burgdorferi, and incidence of Lyme borreliosis were significantly (p<0.001) greater compared to the whole territory of Lublin province, and were respectively 13.1 % vs...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - December 1, 2008 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Cisak E, Chmielewska-Badora J, Zwolinski J, Wojcik-Fatla A, Zajac V, Skorska C, Dutkiewicz J Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Exposure assessment of airborne contaminants in the indoor environment of Irish swine farms.Email this article to a colleague.
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Agricultural workers have higher rates of long-term sick leave associated with respiratory disease than any other worker groups. There is currently no published data on the extent to which Irish agricultural workers are exposed to occupational respiratory hazards. This investigation focused on Irish swine farm workers in concentrated animal feeding operations and measured their occupational exposure to various respiratory hazards. Swine workers were found to be exposed to high concentrations of inhalable (0.25-7.6 mg/m(3)) and respirable (0.01-3.4 mg/m(3)) swine dust and airborne endotoxin (<166, 660 EU/m(3)). 8 hou...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - December 1, 2008 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Mc Donnell PE, Coggins M, Hogan V, Fleming G Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Respiratory disorders in two workers of customs depositories occupationally exposed to mouldy tobacco.Email this article to a colleague.
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Work-related respiratory symptoms, including dyspnoea, cough, fever, tiredness and malaise, were recorded in two customs officers employed in 2 depositories of confiscated cigarettes, of which one showed signs of dampness. Microbiological sampling of the air and the cigarettes stored in a damp depository revealed the presence of potentially pathogenic fungi and bacteria and the biochemical markers of bacterial lipopolysaccharide and fungal biomass. The Penicillium species (P. simplicissimum, P. inflatum, P. commune) dominated in the damp depository, while in the other one Aspergillus fumigatus was prevalent. The patien...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - December 1, 2008 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Mackiewicz B, Skorska C, Krysinska-Traczyk E, Larsson L, Szponar B, Milanowski J, Czekajska-Chehab E, Sitkowska J, Cholewa G, Szymanska J, Dutkiewicz J Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Dietary supplementation with phytohemagglutinin in combination with ?-ketoglutarate limits the excretion of nitrogen via urinary tract.Email this article to a colleague.
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The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of both phytohaemagglutinin (PHA) alone, and in combination with alpha-ketoglutaric acid (AKG), on nitrogen elimination via the urinary tract as opposed to the gastrointestinal tract of rats. In experiment 1, rats were assigned to one of two experimental groups, (1) Control and (2) PHA, whilst in experiment 2, rats were assigned to one of three experimental groups, (1) Control, (2) AKG, and (3) AKG+PHA. AKG was administered via drinking water, while PHA was administered via a stomach tube. The stock solution of crude PHA in 0.9 % NaCl, was (20 % w/v) in water: 50 mg PHA/m...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - December 1, 2008 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Filip R, Wdowiak L, Harrison A, Pierzynowski S Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Concentration and species composition of aerobic and facultatively anaerobic bacteria released to the air of a dental operation area before and after disinfection of dental unit waterlines.Email this article to a colleague.
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In conclusion, the high pollution of dental operation area with bacteria indicates a need for use of preventive measures protecting dental staff and patients, such as DUWL disinfection that proved efficient in decrease of exposure in the present study.
PMID: 19061267 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - December 1, 2008 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Szymanska J, Dutkiewicz J Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Correlation between biological agents and levels of heavy metals in municipal sewage sludge.Email this article to a colleague.
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During the period 2003-2004, 110 samples of sewage sludge were examined from 18 treatment plants located in the territory of the whole of Poland, the majority in the Lublin Province. Samples of fermented and dehydrated sewage sludge were taken from sludge drying beds. The bacteriological and parasitological determinations covered bacteria of the Salmonella genus and eggs of the helminths Ascaris spp., Trichuris spp., and Toxocara spp. Chemical examinations for the presence of the heavy metals: chromium, zinc, cadmium, copper, nickel and lead were carried out by the method of atomic absorption flame spectrophotometry. T...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - December 1, 2008 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Bozek U, Klapec T Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Seasonal variations of airborne pollen in Allahabad, India.Email this article to a colleague.
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Using a Burkard 7-day volumetric sampler a survey of airborne pollen grains in Allahabad was carried out from December 2004 - November 2005 to assess the qualitative and quantitative occurrence of pollen grains during different months of the year, and to characterize the pollen seasons of dominant pollen types in the atmosphere of Allahabad. 80 pollen types were identified out of the total pollen catch of 3,416.34 pollen grains/m(3). Bulk of the pollen originated from anemophilous trees and grasses. Thirteen pollen types recorded more than 1 % of the annual total pollen catch. Holoptelea integrifolia formed the major c...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - December 1, 2008 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Sahney M, Chaurasia S Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Risk factors for obesity development in school children from south-eastern Poland.Email this article to a colleague.
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The aim of the study was to determine socio-economic and parental factors affecting odds for development of obesity in school-age children from south-eastern Poland (SEP). 2,182 boys and 2,066 girls from randomly selected elementary schools in SEP were involved in this study. The mean age of the girls was 10.4 years (SD 2.4, range 6.7-14.9). The mean age of the boys was 10.5 years (SD 2.3, range 6.9-14.9). 167 boys (7.7 % , 95 % CI : 6.6-8.8 %) and 208 girls (10.1 % , 95 % CI : 8.8-11.4 %) were obese. The difference in prevalence of obesity between genders was statistically significant. Socioeconomic risk factors (RF) ...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - December 1, 2008 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Mazur A, Klimek K, Telega G, Hejda G, Wdowiak L, Malecka-Tendera E Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Chlamydophila psittaci seropositivity and serum levels of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule- 1 in farmers.Email this article to a colleague.
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Chlamydophila infection is known as an occupational hazard to veterinarians, farmers, poultry workers. Serum levels of the soluble Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 (sIC AM-1), is associated with C. seropositivity. Since no data about IC AM-1 levels and C. psittaci infection are known, the aim of this work was to assess if chronic persistent C. psittaci infection constantly stimulates the expression of sIC AM-1, independent of the characteristic symptoms of ornithosis. C. psittaci seropositivity and serum concentrations of sIC AM-1 were investigated in 30 farmers and 20 age-matched healthy public employees as controls....
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - December 1, 2008 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fenga C, Cacciola A, Rapisarda V, Spatari G, Calimeri S, Minciullo P, Pasquale G, Gangemi S Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
The effect of environmental conditions on ergosterol and trichothecene content of naturally contaminated oat grain.Email this article to a colleague.
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This study aimed to analyse the dependence of ergosterol and trichothecene production in oat grain on environmental conditions. Three oat cultivars were cultivated in 10 localities across Poland under natural conditions of fungal infection. Analysis of the effect of weather conditions during the growing season on ergosterol content and total trichothecene Fusarium toxin content in grain showed that they are negatively correlated with the sum of precipitation in the dry month of June, i.e. at the flowering stage of oats. Significant rainfall in July (256 % multiannual average) resulted in a considerable growth of saprophyti...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - December 1, 2008 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Perkowski J, Basinski T, Wiwart M, Kostecki M, Busko M, Matysiak A Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
High prevalence of immunoglobulin E (IgE) sensitization among sisal (Agave sisalana) processing workers in Tanzania.Email this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion: Sisal processing is associated with increased risk of IgE sensitization, but its clinical implication is not obvious.
PMID: 19061261 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - December 1, 2008 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Kayumba AV, Van-Do T, Florvaag E, Bratveit M, Baste V, Mashalla Y, Eduard W, Moen B Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Stress among Finnish farm entrepreneurs.Email this article to a colleague.
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The aims were to examine the prevalence of stress among Finnish full-time farm entrepreneurs in 2004 (n = 1,182) and to compare the results with those for the general working population in 2003. The second aim was to analyze which factors were associated with the prevalence of stress. A stratified random sample of farm entrepreneurs gathered from the farm register was surveyed using computer-assisted telephone interviews. A binary logistic regression model was used to analyze the association with background factors. One third (34 %) of the examined farmers had experienced stress. This amount was lower than among the ge...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - December 1, 2008 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Kallioniemi MK, Simola A, Kymalainen HR, Vesala H, Louhelainen J Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Ribotyping and whole-cell protein analysis of spirochetes isolated from arthropods in the Czech Republic.Email this article to a colleague.
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In the presented work, six Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato isolates were recovered from Ixodes ricinus ticks and one strain of spirochete with uncertain taxonomic position isolated from Culex pipiens mosquito collected in the Valtice area (South Moravia, Czech Republic), as well as representative type strains, were further characterized by ribotyping and whole-cell protein fingerprinting. The ribotype patterns obtained with HindII and EcoRV ribotype patterns showed good correlations with the recently proposed genotypes and grouped each genospecies in a well-separated cluster. The wholecell protein profiles of genospeci...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - December 1, 2008 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Bunkova L, Svec P, Halouzka J, Rudolf I, Nemec M Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Comparative study on the efficiency of peracetic acid and chlorine dioxide at low doses in the disinfection of urban wastewaters.Email this article to a colleague.
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A comparison was made between the efficiency of low doses of peracetic acid (PAA: 1.5 mg/l) and chlorine dioxide (ClO(2): 1.5 and 2.0 mg/l) in the disinfection of secondary effluents of a wastewater treatment plant. Peracetic acid was seen to be more active than chlorine dioxide and less influenced by the organic content of the waste. Both PAA and ClO(2) (2.0 mg/l) lead to a higher reduction in total and faecal coliforms and E. coli than in phages (somatic coliphages and F-specific RNA bacteriophages) and enterococci. Detection of faecal coliforms and E. coli should therefore be accompanied by a search for these more r...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - December 1, 2008 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Luca GD, Sacchetti R, Zanetti F, Leoni E Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Evaluation of neurotoxicity of repeated dermal application of chlorpyrifos on hippocampus of adult mice.Email this article to a colleague.
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The objectives of this study are to investigate firstly, the biochemical changes in the blood and secondly, histomorphometric changes in the hippocampus of adult mice following dermal application of chlorpyrifos in sub-toxic doses. Male Swiss albino mice (60 days) were segregated into one control and two treated groups (n=10). Chlorpyrifos, diluted with xylene, was applied in doses of 1/2 of LD(50) (E1) and 1/5 of LD(50) (E2) over the tail of mice of the two treated groups, 6 hours daily for 3 weeks. AChE levels in the serum and brain were estimated using a spectrophotometric method (Amplex Red reagent). Coronal serial sec...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - December 1, 2008 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Mitra NK, Siong H, Nadarajah V Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Airborne pollen of Carya, Celtis, Cupressus, Fraxinus and Pinus in the metropolitan area of Monterrey Nuevo Leon, Mexico.Email this article to a colleague.
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The concentration of pollen grains in the atmosphere over the metropolitan area of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, was analyzed throughout a year from March 2003-February 2004, focused on the genus Carya, Celtis, Cupressus, Fraxinus and Pinus owing to their interest as etiological pollinosis agents in diverse regions of the world. A 7-day Hirst type volumetric spore and pollen trap was located on a building roof of the city at 15 m from ground level for continuous sampling. The total quantity of pollen recorded for the study period was 21,083 grains/m(3), corresponding to 49.75 % of the taxa of interest. February and Ma...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - December 1, 2008 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Rocha-Estrada A, Alvarado-Vazquez M, Torres-Cepeda T, Foroughbakhch-Pournavab R, Hernandez-Pinero J Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Enteroviruses in water environment - a potential threat to public health.Email this article to a colleague.
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Enteroviruses belong to the Picornaviridae family and are the smallest, nonenveloped viruses known to infect both humans and animals. The spread of enteroviral infections is mainly by the faecal-oral and oral-oral route, but also through direct contact with secretions from ophthalmic and dermal lesions. Water, food and soil contaminated by infected feaces are an exogenous infection source which creates many opportunities for the transfer of the infection, and cause an epidemic outbreak in a short period of time. Enteroviruses are being isolated from all types of water: ground, sea, sewage and fresh water environments b...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - December 1, 2008 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Rajtar B, Majek M, Polanski L, Polz-Dacewicz M Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Retrospective analysis of hospital admissions of patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease from semi-rural and rural regions in the Department of Gastroenterology in Lublin between 2000- 2006.Email this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion: The rise in hospital admission rates of patients with UC and CD from rural and semi-rural regions confirms the observation of an increasing incidence of IBD in areas, where these diseases were less common in the past.
PMID: 19061254 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - December 1, 2008 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Skrzydlo-Radomanska B, Radwan P, Radwan-Kwiatek K Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Changing lifestyle and prevalence of malnutrition among setled pastoral Fulani children in Southwest Nigeria.Email this article to a colleague.
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This paper reports the results of a cross-sectional study on the growth of Fulani children, aged 6 months-15 years, living in Kwara, Ogun and Oyo States, South western Nigeria. This population of Fulani are fully settled pastoralists whose economy and culture are now centred on cattle and farming. There is a dearth of information on the prevalence of malnutrition in this group. We measured the heights and weights of 164 girls and 167 boys and determined their anthropometric indices, height-for-age (HA), weight-for-height (WH), and weight-for-age (WA) Z-scores. The prevalence of stunting (HAZ < -2), wasting (WHZ <...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - December 1, 2008 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Ekpo UF, Omotayo A, Dipeolu M Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Prevention of tick bites and protection against tick-borne diseases in south-eastern Poland.Email this article to a colleague.
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The objective of this survey was to obtain information on the level of knowledge of prophylactic behaviour as a protection against fundamental tick-borne diseases among inhabitants of south-eastern Poland, and to determine whether the professions that increase the probability of tick contact, as well as previous contact with ticks, influenced the knowledge on tick-borne diseases and prophylactic behaviour of the respondents. The questionnaire included questions about gender of respondents, their place of residence and preventive behaviour against tick bite. The respondents were asked about the occupational hazard of workin...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - December 1, 2008 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Bartosik K, Kubrak T, Olszewski T, Jung M, Buczek A Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Microbiological contamination of dental unit waterlines: characteristic.Email this article to a colleague.
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The specific structure of dental units favours the presence of biofilm and microbial contamination of the dental unit waterlines (DUWL) water. The ability of bacteria to colonize surfaces and to form biofilm in water supply tubes, including DUWL, is a common phenomenon, which has been well documented, just as with difficulties in biofilm removal and prevention of its regrowth. Microorganisms from contaminated DUWL are transmitted with aerosol and splatter, generated by working unit handpieces. On the basis of the detailed literature review, the state-of-the art knowledge of the microflora of dental unit waterlines is p...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - December 1, 2008 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Szymanska J, Sitkowska J, Dutkiewicz J Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Endotoxin exposure in sewage treatment workers: investigation of exposure variability and comparison of analytical techniques.Email this article to a colleague.
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Discussion and conclusion: Endotoxin exposure in Dutch sewage treatment workers was relatively low. Comparison of sampling and analytical techniques suggests that the LAL-assay did not result in much exposure misclassification. It thus seems justified to perform filter measurements in combination with the LAL-assay to measure endotoxin exposure in sewage treatment plants.
PMID: 19118445 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - December 1, 2008 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Spaan S, Smit L, Eduard W, Larsson L, Arts H, Wouters I, Heederik D Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Edta as a potential agent preventing formation of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm on polichloride vinyl biomaterials.Email this article to a colleague.
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Polichloride vinyl (PCV) is a widely used thermoplastic polymer, also in the production of medical devices. In the present study we assess the influence of EDTA in vitro on the biofilm structure formed by Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates on PCV biomaterials (Nelaton and Thorax catheters). The 6 strains of S. epidermidis were isolated from nasopharynx of hospitalised patients. It was found that all isolates were able to form the biofilm on both PCV biomaterials, irrespective of adhesion properties (cell surface properties, ability to slime production, minimal time needed for adhesion). The EDTA showed bacteriostatic ...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - December 1, 2008 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Juda M, Paprota K, Jaloza D, Malm A, Rybojad P, Gozdziuk K Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Studies on residues of pesticides used in rape plants protection in surface waters of intensively exploited arable lands in Wielkopolska Province of Poland.Email this article to a colleague.
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Samples of surface waters of intensively exploited arable lands in Wielkopolska Province of Poland were collected in 2006 and 2007. The studies included 13 insecticides used in rape plants protection against pests. All selected pesticides were extracted from water samples by means of solid phase extraction (SPE, carbon black) followed by reverse phase ultra performance liquid chromatography analysis with quadrupole mass detection (RP-UPLC-MS/MS). Totally, 123 samples from lakes, rivers, ponds, field watercourses and drainages were collected (i.e. 79 and 44 in 2006 and 2007, respectively). Of all samples, 36 (29.3 %) we...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - December 1, 2008 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Drozdzynski D Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Dietary supplementation with phytohemagglutinin in combination with alpha-ketoglutarate limits the excretion of nitrogen via urinary tract.Email this article to a colleague.
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The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of both phytohaemagglutinin (PHA) alone, and in combination with alpha-ketoglutaric acid (AKG), on nitrogen elimination via the urinary tract as opposed to the gastrointestinal tract of rats. In experiment 1, rats were assigned to one of two experimental groups, (1) Control and (2) PHA, whilst in experiment 2, rats were assigned to one of three experimental groups, (1) Control, (2) AKG, and (3) AKG+PHA. AKG was administered via drinking water, while PHA was administered via a stomach tube. The stock solution of crude PHA in 0.9 % NaCl, was (20 % w/v) in water: 50 mg PHA/m...
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - December 1, 2008 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Filip R, Wdowiak L, Harrison AP, Pierzynowski SG Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
Chlamydophila psittaci seropositivity and serum levels of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 in farmers.Email this article to a colleague.
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Chlamydophila infection is known as an occupational hazard to veterinarians, farmers, poultry workers. Serum levels of the soluble Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 (sIC AM-1), is associated with C. seropositivity. Since no data about IC AM-1 levels and C. psittaci infection are known, the aim of this work was to assess if chronic persistent C. psittaci infection constantly stimulates the expression of sIC AM-1, independent of the characteristic symptoms of ornithosis. C. psittaci seropositivity and serum concentrations of sIC AM-1 were investigated in 30 farmers and 20 age-matched healthy public employees as controls....
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - December 1, 2008 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fenga C, Cacciola A, Rapisarda V, Spatari G, Calimeri S, Minciullo PL, Di Pasquale G, Gangemi S Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: journals
