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Post-hire asthma among insect-rearing workers
Suarthana E , Shen A , Henneberger PK , Kreiss K , Leppla NC , Bueller D , Lewis DM , Bledsoe TA , Janotka E , Petsonk EL . J Occup Environ Med 2012 54 (3) 310-317 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the incidence of post-hire asthma (PHA) among insect-rearing workers, defined as asthma, the symptoms of which appeared after hire at the current workplace. METHODS: We surveyed the health of workers at three insect-rearing facilities and an associated office facility. We calculated the incidence and estimated hazard ratios for PHA. RESULTS: Post-hire asthma incidence in 157 insect-rearing workers was 16.2 per 1000 person-years compared with 9.2 per 1,000 person-years in 70 office workers. Workers with predominant exposure to Lepidoptera had an incidence of 26.9 per 1000 person-years and a hazard ratio of 5.5 (95% confidence interval: 1.6 to 23.9) adjusted for sex, race, and parental asthma. In contrast, the presence of specific immunoglobulin E to Lepidoptera antigens was not associated with PHA. CONCLUSION: Insect-rearing workers had a high incidence of PHA, primarily accounted for by workplace exposure to Lepidoptera. |
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