title: Health effects of organic dusts in the farm environment. Report on diseases.
abstract: Specific diseases associated with the agricultural environment were identified as allergic rhinitis and asthma, pneumonitis/alveolitis, the organic dust toxic syndrome and bronchitis. Diagnostic criteria were formulated and current research techniques, in terms of epidemiological studies were outlined. The workgroup summarized a priority for epidemiological studies to evaluate the incidence of the different diseases as well as the identification of predisposing host and environmental factors.
mesh_terms: D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D000542:Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic / Q000209:etiology; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000209:etiology; D004391:Dust / Q000009:adverse effects; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D006801:Humans; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012130:Respiratory Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D004391:Dust