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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 | - | - |