Allergy to animal fur and feathers among zoo workers

Krakowiak, Anna; Pałczyński, Cezary; Walusiak, Jolanta; Wittczak, Tomasz; Ruta, U; Dudek, Wojciech; Szulc, Bogdan

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“…Moreover, the relevant literature is very limited, as long ago as 1967 it was reported that avicultural workers experienced allergic disorders, [27] then in 2002, animal products, for example feathers, are also shown to be susceptible to triggering an allergic reaction. [28] …”

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Prevalence and risk factors of contact dermatitis among clothing manufacturing employees in Beijing

Chen

Cheng

2017

Medicine

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Little is known about the epidemiology of contact dermatitis (CD) in the Chinese clothing industry. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and some risk factors of contact dermatitis among clothing manufacturing employees in Beijing.This cross-sectional study was conducted by interview using self-administered questionnaires and skin examination between May and August in 2016. Five-hundred twenty-nine employees who had worked at sewing, ironing, and as managers at 12 clothing manufacturing factories were studied.The overall 1-year prevalence of CD among the clothing employees was 28.5% (151/529 employees), with significantly higher prevalence among ironing workers (50%) and sewers (31.7%) compared with managers (12.7%; P < 0.001, n = 529). A significant association was noticed between the 1-year prevalence of CD and types of occupation (sewers and ironing workers versus managers, respectively), exposure to garment materials (leather and feather), dry skin, allergic rhinitis, age, and smoking.Among employees in Chinese clothing industry, sewers and ironing workers had a higher 1-year prevalence of CD than managers. It is noteworthy that exposure to leather and feather materials and the types of manual work are associated with CD, as well as dry skin and allergic rhinitis.

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Prevalence and risk factors of contact dermatitis among clothing manufacturing employees in Beijing

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Cheng

2017

Medicine

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“…Studies in this field are very limited throughout the world making it one of the least studied areas. There are a few studies conducted in western countries studying the prevalence of some specific zoonotic diseases among zookeepers [2,3,4,5,6,7]. Similarly, a few researchers have also tried to explore the knowledge and practices of the animal handlers relating to prevention of transmission of zoonotic diseases and injuries [8,9,10].…”

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A Knowledge and Practices study of health hazards among animal handlers in zoological gardens

Bagaria

Sharma

2015

Int J Occup Safety & Health

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Background- Close association with animals makes zookeepers a high risk group for suffering from various zoonotic diseases. Thus, it is important that they are able to protect themselves from these diseases and injuries through prevention awareness. Objective- To study the knowledge, attitude and practices regarding health hazards among animal handlers in zoological gardens. Materials and Methods- A questionnaire based cross-sectional study conducted in the National Zoological Park, New Delhi, India involving all 66 employees, including 49 who were directly involved in taking care of animals. Result- About 86% of the total participants perceived a risk of suffering from disease or injury due to animal handling. Allergies, tuberculosis and bird flu were commonly perceived risks from animal handling. Majority (69.7%) suggested isolation of animals with infectious diseases. About 65% and 37% were vaccinated for tetanus and rabies respectively. Headache (83.3%), itching (80.3%) and vomiting (77.3%) were the most commonly stated symptoms of zoonotic diseases. While handling animals 59.2% had at least once got injured, after which they were mostly taken to the doctor (79.3%). Only 24.5% had attended training program on zoonotic diseases. Conclusion- There were many lacunae in the knowledge and practices of animal handlers regarding prevention, control and treatment of zoonotic disease and injuries due to animal handling. Training sessions for prevention of zoonotic diseases and injuries are absent. It is important that these issues are addressed promptly and adequately. Also, such study must be conducted in other zoos as situation analysis activity to plan training programmes. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijosh.v4i1.9146

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Human Safety during Wildlife Capture

Caulkett¹,

Shury²

2014

Zoo Animal and Wildlife Immobilization and Anesthesia

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Allergy to animal fur and feathers among zoo workers

Abstract: The results suggest that occupational asthma caused by feathers is very rare in contrast to asthma caused by animal fur. Atopy predisposes to the development of allergic diseases caused by animal fur and feathers.

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Prevalence and risk factors of contact dermatitis among clothing manufacturing employees in Beijing

Prevalence and risk factors of contact dermatitis among clothing manufacturing employees in Beijing

A Knowledge and Practices study of health hazards among animal handlers in zoological gardens

Human Safety during Wildlife Capture

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