[Five years' epidemiologic study of intoxication of pesticide use in a county].
The Intoxication of Pesticide Use (IPU) in a county since 1984-1988 was studied 1,345 cases of intoxication were found and two of them died among 732,128 persons investigated during those five years. The incidence rates of IPU were 0.410 8%, 0.166 7%, 0.052 1%, 0.205 7% and 0.090 5% respectively. Analysis on the relationship between the IPU and air temperature showed that they had a positive correlation (r = 0.886, P less than 0.01), indication that air temperature was one of important factors that affected the occurrence of IPU. Suggestions were made for the prevention of IPU.
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Health and Anti-Epidemic Station of Zhijiang County, Hubei Province.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D010575:Pesticides / Q000506:poisoning*; D011041:Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology; D012494:Sampling Studies
D010575:Pesticides