Work-related asthma among laboratory animal workers

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• Personal Author:
  Pechter E
• Description:
  Laboratory workers, maintenance workers in animal facilities, veterinarians and others who work with animals on a regular basis may be at risk for developing allergies and work-related asthma. Massachusetts has a large number of research laboratories that handle animals and the number of workers exposed may be increasing. Of the top 11 bio/pharma states, Massachusetts was one of four states that added jobs this decade. Employment in Massachusetts bio/pharma industries grew 60%, from 29,046 in 2000 to 46,553 in 2009, outpacing the Massachusetts economy overall. Many universities and companies with animal facilities have programs to protect employees who work with animals. This Occupational Lung Disease Bulletin summarizes research on laboratory animal allergies and asthma and includes prevention recommendations developed by the National Institutes of Health to protect their laboratory workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Animals Asthma Asthma, Occupational Case Reports Hazardous Substances Health Personnel Hypersensitivity Laboratories Maintenance Occupational Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Veterinarians Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Air-contamination Allergens Allergic-reactions Allergies Bronchial-asthma Case-studies Disease-prevention Health-care Health-hazards Indoor-air-pollution Laboratory-animals Laboratory-workers Maintenance-workers Occupational-diseases Occupational-exposure Occupational-health Pulmonary-system-disorders Respiratory-system-disorders Surveillance-programs Work-environment Worker-health Workers

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• Publisher:
  Massachusetts Department of Public Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20042629
• Citation:
  SENSOR Occup Lung Dis Bull 2011 Jan; :1-2
• Contact Point Address:
  Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Occupational Health Surveillance Program, 250 Washington Street, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Performing Organization:
  Massachusetts State Department of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  SENSOR Occupational Lung Disease Bulletin
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e5582d3996098a9cbd605ddac13e18c2ed44966810b6c73ffd72d30eb88c4ad272e6df85f4960767a3830927c498c12ae81c650608e252da8882d79c4900b5b4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/194795/cdc_194795_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 34.18 KB ]