Information regarding to occupational relationships (III)

Ref.

Title

Task performed

(relationship between cases)

Agent/risk exposure

Environmental spread

Exposure circumstances

Concurrent facts

Cases location

32

An outbreak of asthma in a modern detergent factory

Workers involved in packing tasks, production and distribution

Encapsulated enzymes (proteases, amylase and cellulase)

-

-

Innovation processes

-

33

Organic dust toxic syndrome at a grass seed plant caused by exposure to high concentrations of bio-aerosols

Reception and storage of seeds, handling of cleaning machines, working in proximity.

Grass seeds contaminated with endotoxins and microbial content

Additional cases due to an environmental spread of the agent

Raw material contaminated

-

Consecutive workplaces in relationship with the working process

34

Cluster of presumed organic dust toxic syndrome cases among urban landscape workers—Colorado, 2007

Mulch loading and unloading

Mulch dust contaminated by fungi, bacteria and endotoxins

-

Raw material contaminated

-

Consecutive workplaces in relationship with the working process

35

A cluster of leptospirosis among abattoir workers

Workers involved in several tasks in the abattoir process

Exposure to urine of Infected cattle

-

Raw material contaminated

-

Consecutive workplaces in relationship with the working process

36

Clinical bronchiolitis obliterans in workers at a microwave-popcorn plant

Workers involved in mixing and packaging tasks

2,3-butanedione (flavor enhancer)

-

Additives to raw material

-

Consecutive workplaces in relationship with the working process

37

An outbreak of Pontiac fever due to Legionella long beach serogroup 2 found in potting mix in a horticultural nursery in New Zealand

Workers handling contaminated mulch

Legionella long beachae serogroup

-

-

Poor working conditions

-

38

Bacillus anthracis contamination and inhalational anthrax in a mail processing and distribution center

Workers handling envelopes or involved in tasks of postal classification

Envelopes containing B. anthracis spores

Additional cases due to an environmental spread of the agent

-

-

Consecutive workplaces in relationship with the working process

39

Airborne irritant contact dermatitis and conjunctivitis after occupational exposure to chlorothalonil in textiles.

Workers involved in cutting, Sewing, or cleaning tent cloth

Chlorothalonil

-

Raw material contamination

-

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