Fungal contamination: comparation between Portuguese poultries and swines

Animal confinement tends to increase the overall microbial load in the production environment caused by high amounts of feed and organic residuals (manure and wastewater) present in those environments. The number of animais and the handling and management required to work in these settings also contribute to enhance that microbial ioad. Animal housing typically exposes workers to substantial concentrations of bioaerosols, such as fungi and their metabolites. Therefore, agricultural workers, and especially pig and poultry farmers, are at increased risk of occupational respiratory diseases. Exposure to bioaerosols in poultries and swines may vary depending upon the stage of the animals' growth, density, manure management procedures, litter type and used floor coverage, among others. Gathering temporal information about the quantity and the composition of fungal load is necessary to better understand the relationship between these factors and adverse health symptoms of workers. This study aimed to characterize and compare fungal contamination between these two different settings.

Fungi, MVOCs and dust exposure assessment in poultry production

Agricultural workers especially poultry farmers, are at increased risk of occupational respiratory diseases. In poultry production besides fungi microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOCs) are also present due to compounds released during fungal metabolism. Dust is also one of the risk factors present in animal housing and is comprised by poultry residues, fungi and feathers. A study was developed aiming to assess occupational exposure to fungi, MVOCs and dust in seven poultry units located in Portugal.

Effects of fungal contamination on respiratory symptoms of poultry workers

Moulds are considered central elements in daily exposure of poultry workers and can be the cause of an increased risk of occupational respiratory diseases, like allergic and non-allergic rhinitis and asthma. The objective is to evaluate the exposure to different species of moulds in poultries and relate them with respiratory symptoms in poultry workers. Seven Portuguese poultries were analyzed in order to assess air fungal contamination, as well as to evaluate the existence of clinical symptoms associated with asthma and other allergy diseases by European Community Respiratory Health Survey questionnaire.

O grau de autonomia dos t��cnicos de cardiopneumologia

Mestrado em Interven����o S��cio-Organizacional na Sa��de - ��rea de especializa����o: Qualidade e Tecnologias da Sa��de.

Exposi����o a part��culas e eventuais efeitos sobre a sa��de

Mestrado em Seguran��a e Higiene do Trabalho.

O impacto do ru��do na qualidade de vida dos enfermeiros de cuidados intensivos

Mestrado em Seguran��a e Higiene do Trabalho.

Adequa����o da ac��stica e controlo do ru��do em unidades de resson��ncia magn��tica: projeto de investiga����o

Mestrado em Seguran��a e Higiene do Trabalho.

Caracteriza����o da exposi����o e eventuais efeitos para a sa��de da exposi����o profissional ao estireno nos ortoprot��sicos

Mestrado em Seguran��a e Higiene do Trabalho.

Influ��ncia das condi����es de trabalho na exposi����o aos fumos de soldadura e efeitos na sa��de

Mestrado em Seguran��a e Higiene do Trabalho.

Contributo para a utiliza����o segura de c��maras de seguran��a biol��gica na manipula����o de medicamentos citot��xicos

Mestrado em Seguran��a e Higiene do Trabalho.

Plantas ornamentais t��xicas: contributo para a sua caracteriza����o e perce����o do risco de exposi����o ocupacional

Mestrado em Seguran��a e Higiene do Trabalho.

Exposi����o a fumo de soldaduras: quais os factores de risco?

Mestrado em Seguran��a e Higiene no Trabalho.

Avalia����o do risco de les��es m��sculo-esquel��ticas ligadas ao trabalho nos serventes da constru����o civil: contributos da an��lise macro-postural

Mestrado em Seguran��a e Higiene no Trabalho

Caracteriza����o da forma����o em primeiros socorros: realidade em pequenas e m��dias empresas da regi��o de Lisboa

Mestrado em Higiene e Seguran��a no Trabalho

Exposi����o profissional a nanopart��culas na ind��stria farmac��utica: estudo explorat��rio

Mestrado em Seguran��a e Higiene no Trabalho