A review of bio-aerosol exposures and associated health effects in veterinary practice

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 206-221

  Samadi, Sadegh ^a,b   Wouters, Inge M ^a   Heederik, Dick J J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ARAK UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Allergen; Bio aerosol; Endotoxin; Glucan; Health effect; Veterinarians; Veterinary practice

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BETA 1,3 GLUCAN; ENDOTOXIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MYCOTOXIN;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ALLERGIC PNEUMONITIS; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FARM ANIMAL; HEALTH HAZARD; HORSE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; ORGANIC DUST; PIG FARMING; Q FEVER; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; REVIEW; RODENT; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL TECHNICIANS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RODENTIA; VETERINARIANS; VIRUS DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; MUS; RATTUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 84878940144     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: 18982263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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