Risk of infections transmitted by arthropods and rodents in forestry workers

Charante, A. W. Moll van; Groen, Jan; Osterhaus, Albert D. M. E.

doi:10.1007/bf01719362

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“…Thus an increased risk of contracting infection with Puumala virus and other hantaviruses seems to be attributed to occupation and not only to living in rural areas. This conclusion is in accordance with data on other zoonoses (19,20). Due to the frequent occurrence of conspicuous renal failure in the acute phase of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, a possible relation between passed hantavirus infection and the occurrence of chronic renal disease is of interest.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 90%

Prevalence of antibodies specific to Puumala virus among farmers in Sweden

Ahlm

Thelin²,

Elgh³

et al. 1998

Scand J Work Environ Health

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Prevalence of antibodies specific to Puumala virus among farmers in Sweden

Ahlm

Thelin²,

Elgh³

et al. 1998

Scand J Work Environ Health

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“…Moreover, when estimates for North and Central/South America were calculated individually, no increased risk was eventually identified (RR 0.928, 95 CI 0.389-2.212 for North America; 0.149, 95% CI 0.001-2.371 for South America). Similarly, no significant differences in the prevalence status were identified in studies performed in the decades 2001-2010 (RR 1.295, 95% CI 0.936-1.792) [15,18,42,49], and 2011-2020 (RR 1.163, 95% CI 0.880-1.537) [39][40][41][43][44][45]47,59] when compared to previous reports [21][22][23]30,48,[55][56][57][58]60].…”

Section: Studies On Forestry Workersmentioning

confidence: 50%

“…Estimates on forestry workers were available only from European [15,[21][22][23]30,[40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47]49,55,[57][58][59][60] and American regions [18,48]. Two of the European reports [45,59] seemly reported on the same occupational groups (i.e., forestry workers from Poland), focusing either on PUUV [45] or DOBV [59] but no specific disclosure was provided by study authors.…”

Section: Studies On Forestry Workersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Occupational Hantavirus Infections in Agricultural and Forestry Workers: A Systematic Review and Metanalysis

Riccò

Peruzzi

Ranzieri

et al. 2021

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Hantaviruses are zoonotic pathogens that can cause serious human disorders, including hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome. As the main risk factor for human infections is the interaction with rodents, occupational groups such as farmers and forestry workers are reportedly at high risk, but no summary evidence has been collected to date. Therefore, we searched two different databases (PubMed and EMBASE), focusing on studies reporting the prevalence of hantaviruses in farmers and forestry workers. Data were extracted using a standardized assessment form, and results of such analyses were systematically reported, summarized and compared. We identified a total of 42 articles, including a total of 28 estimates on farmers, and 22 on forestry workers, with a total workforce of 15,043 cases (821 positive cases, 5.5%). A pooled seroprevalence of 3.7% (95% confidence interval [95% CI] 2.2–6.2) was identified in farmers, compared to 3.8% (95% CI 2.6–5.7) in forestry workers. Compared to the reference population, an increased occurrence was reported for both occupational groups (odds ratio [OR] 1.875, 95% CI 1.438–2.445 and OR 2.892, 95% CI 2.079–4.023 for farmers and forestry workers, respectively). In summary, our analyses stress the actual occurrence of hantaviruses in selected occupational groups. Improved understanding of appropriate preventive measures, as well as further studies on hantavirus infection rates in reservoir host species (rodents, shrews, and bats) and virus transmission to humans, is needed to prevent future outbreaks.

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“…A Dutch study compared the seroprevalence in active forestry workers (high-risk group) and supervisory forestry staff (low-risk group). Supervisory forestry staff had a three times higher risk, while active forestry workers had a five times higher risk for LCMV seropositivity compared to office workers (control group) [ 36 ]. A previously conducted study in Croatia among forestry workers showed that for one working year probability for LCMV seropositivity increased 9% [ 25 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

Prevalence and Risk Factors for Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Infection in Continental Croatian Regions

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Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) is a neglected human pathogen associated with aseptic meningitis, severe systemic infections in immunocompromised persons, and congenital anomalies. Data on the prevalence of LCMV infections are scarce. We analyzed the seroprevalence of LCMV in continental Croatian regions. A total of 338 serum samples of professionally exposed (forestry workers, hunters, agriculture workers in contact with rodents) and non-exposed populations (general population, pregnant women) were tested for the presence of LCMV antibodies using indirect immunofluorescence assay. No participants reported recent febrile disease. LCMV IgG antibodies were detected in 23/6.8% of participants: 9.8% exposed persons and 5.1% non-exposed persons (6.1% in the general population and 3.9% in pregnant women). No participants were LCMV IgM positive. Although higher seropositivity was found in males compared to females (8.9% vs. 4.7%), inhabitants of suburban/rural areas compared to inhabitants of urban areas (9.2% vs. 4.6%), and persons who used well as a source of water compared to those who used tap (11.4% vs. 5.6%), these differences did not reach statistical significance. Results of logistic regression showed that the presence of rodents in the house/yard and cleaning rodent nests were associated with an elevated risk for LCMV infection (OR = 2.962, 95% CI = 1.019–8.607).

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Risk of infections transmitted by arthropods and rodents in forestry workers

Cited by 13 publications

References 15 publications

Prevalence of antibodies specific to Puumala virus among farmers in Sweden

Prevalence of antibodies specific to Puumala virus among farmers in Sweden

Occupational Hantavirus Infections in Agricultural and Forestry Workers: A Systematic Review and Metanalysis

Prevalence and Risk Factors for Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Infection in Continental Croatian Regions

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