title: [Italian Program for Surveillance of Acute Pesticide-Related Illnesses: cases identified in 2005].
abstract: In 2005, the Italian System for Surveillance of Acute Pesticide-Related Illnesses (SIAF) identified 625 cases, among which 520 unintentionally exposed. The majority of these subjects were men (75%) and aged 26-65 years (65%). About 63% of all exposures occurred at work. Severity for these illnesses was low for 94% and moderate for 5%. Four cases were classified as illnesses of high severity. Some 70% of all the reported exposures occurred between May and September. The active ingredients responsible for the largest number of cases were: glyphosate (n. 56), copper sulphate (n. 55), methomyl (n. = 52), metam-sodium (n. 24). Three episodes of collective environmental exposure to soil fumigants involving 23 subjects were also detected.
authors.affiliation: Centro Nazionale di Epidemiologia e Promozione della Salute, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Via Giano della Bella, 00161 Roma, Italia. settimi@iss.it
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Settimi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Davanzo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Travaglia
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Locatelli
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authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cilento
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Volpe
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Miceli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fracassi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maiozzi
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Marcello
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sesan
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authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Urbani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D010575:Pesticides / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011159:Population Surveillance
chemical_list: D010575:Pesticides