[Intoxications caused by plant protection chemicals in 1997].
In 1997 were registered 140 cases of intoxications caused by chemicals used for plant protection. The most of the intoxications occurred after the intake of pesticides (70.7% of diseases). Accidental intake made 36.4% of the total number of cases, and intended intake was 34.3%. During the agricultural labour it came to exposure in 28.6% of cases. Insecticides caused 68.6% of the total number of intoxications by pesticides. In rural regions 79.3% of the sick people were submitted to intoxication and 20.7% in the urban regions. The morbidity of men was almost three times higher than morbidity of women (respectively 0.54 and 0.20). In 1997 three outbreaks of intoxication by pesticides were noted: two of three people and one of two people. Because of intoxication by chemicals for plant protection 10 people died.
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Zakład Epidemiologii Państwowego, Zakładu Higieny, Warszawa.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D016573:Agrochemicals / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000009:adverse effects; D006540:Herbicides / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007306:Insecticides / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011041:Poisoning / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality*; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013997:Time Factors
D016573:Agrochemicals; D015386:Hazardous Substances; D006540:Herbicides; D007306:Insecticides
Zatrucia chemicznymi środkami ochrony roślin w 1997 roku.