title: [Poisonings caused by plant protection chemicals in Poland in 1999].
abstract: Total number 121 cases of intoxications caused by the chemicals used for plant protection were registered in 1999 in Poland (morbidity 0.31/100,000). The most of intoxications (69.4%) occurred after intake of pesticides. In 43 cases (35.5%) it was intended (suicidal) intake. Accidental intake was in 35 cases (29.9%). In 27 cases (22.3%) exposure took place at agricultural labour. Insecticides caused 66.1% of the total number of cases. 81.0% of the sick people were subject of intoxication by pesticides in rural regions and 19.0% in the urban regions. The incidence of men was 2.8 times higher than incidence of women (respectively 0.47 and 0.17). In 1999 no group intoxications by pesticides were noted. As the result of intoxication by chemicals for plant protection 15 people died.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Epidemiologii Państwowego Zakładu Higieny ul. Chocimska 24, 00-791 Warszawa.
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authors.lastname: Przybylska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010575:Pesticides / Q000506:poisoning*; D011041:Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D010575:Pesticides