Lung function and immunological changes in poultry breeders |
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Authors: | Dunja Stahuljak-Beritić Dimo Dimov Dragan Buthović Luka Štilinović |
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Affiliation: | (1) Andrija tampar School of Public Health, University of zagreb, 41000 Zagreb, Yugoslavia;(2) Institute of Medical Research and Occupational Health, 41000 Zagreb, Yugoslavia |
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Abstract: | Summary The results of the study of 61 persons occupationally exposed to the inhalation of dust from waste materials in chicken breeding are presented. The subjects were divided into three groups: 1. females in permanent exposure, 2. males in permanent exposure, 3. males in intermittent exposure. The following examinations were performed: case histories with special reference to symptoms of allergic alveolitis and/or chronic nonspecific lung disease, testing of skin hypersensitivity to allergens prepared from material collected in working places, blood analysis for the precipitins against chicken dropping and cock serum, testing of ventilatory lung function including measurements of residual volume, and testing of lung diffusion capacity. A very high prevalence of positive early and late skin reaction was found with no large differences between different groups of subjects. The highest percentage of precipitins was found in permanently exposed women. FVC, FEV1 and MEF 25% values were significantly lower than predicted normal values. A statistically significant increase of the residual volume was recorded in all subjects in permanent exposure. Lung diffusion capacity in all the subjects was normal. The prevalence of acute respiratory symptoms indicative of allergic alveolitis was significantly higher in subjects in permanent than in those in intermittent exposure. |
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Keywords: | Poultry breeeders Lung function Immunological changes |
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