title: [Migrant workers in agriculture and animal husbandry: experiences of health surveillance].
abstract: In Italy, 5 millions migrants live and work. Among them, the employment rate is much higher in comparison with the Italians' one (75% versus 62%). The well known "healthy migrant effect" is confirmed by statistics from the National Institute for Statistics: according to it, migrants access the National Health System for pregnancy and delivery and for accidents. The chronic pathology is not a major concern. Moreover, their work ability is generally complete, without any limitation. Nevertheless, migrants seem to represent a vulnerable subgroup with regard to the risk of 1) occupational injuries: this is strongly linked with the risk of Tetanus infection; 2) disorders of the metabolism, like hyperglycaemia and hyperlipemia, which is linked to a higher cardiovascular risk. In this light data from health surveillance carried out by the International centre for Rural Health of the San Paolo University Hospital in agricultural setting in the Region of Lombardy and the participation of the Centre itself to the Promovax EC-cofunded project are presented.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina del Lavoro, Università degli Studi di Milano, sezione Ospedale San Paolo e Centro Internazionale per la Salute Rurale dell'Azienda Ospedaliera San Paolo, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Somaruga
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Troja Martinazzoli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brambilla
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Colosio
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000818:Animals; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000453:epidemiology; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D013742:Tetanus / Q000517:prevention & control; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*