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Occupational Health and Safety Issues on Poultry Farms
Changes over the last 20 years in medicine and public policy
Changes in the poultry industry
What do we know about Occupational Health and Safety Issues related to Poultry ?
Environmental Study of Poultry Confinements (Jones, et al., 1984)
Dust, gases and toxins
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Dust particles
Endotoxins
Asthma, and respiratory illnesses
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Prevalence of work related respiratory symptoms in workers exposed to organic dust ( UK, Simpson et al., 1998)
Respiratory symptoms and pulmonary function in chicken catchers ( CDC, USA, Morris et al ., 1991)
Health effects of exposure to endotoxins and organic dust in poultry slaughter house workers ( Sweden, Hagmar et al., 1990)
Extrinsic allergic alveolitis
AMA guidelines for rating respiratory impairment
Asthma, and respiratory illnesses
Allergies - reported in literature
Dermatoses
Psittacosis (Ornithosis)
Psittacosis (Ornithosis)
Campylobacter enteritis
Salmonella infections
Viral Infections
Other infections
Warts among poultry processing workers
Occupational Injuries
Cancer
Endocrine disorders
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Author: Bhushan Jayarao
Email: bmj3@psu.edu
Home Page: Http://foodsafety.cas.psu.edu
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