Pesticide Exposure Surveillance – Louisiana, 2013

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• Personal Author:
  Soileau S
• Description:
  The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals' Office of Public Health's Section of Environmental Epidemiology and Toxicology's (SEET) Pesticide Surveillance Program investigates and tracks pesticide exposures occurring throughout the state. Case reports of pesticide exposure are primarily received from the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry and the Louisiana Poison Center. Information collected during a pesticide exposure investigation includes demographic data, circumstance and route of exposure, pesticide product information, type of application, location of pesticide application, medical signs and symptoms, biological and environmental monitoring information (e.g., results of cholinesterase and swab samples), severity of health effects, and healthcare utilization. The pesticide exposure database, data coding guides, and case classification and severity criteria used by the Program were developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. The Pesticide Surveillance Program recently released Summary of Pesticide Surveillance Data: Louisiana, 2006-2011, which provides descriptive statistics of aggregate pesticide exposure case data. Between 2006 and 2011, 1,594 individuals (cases) reported health effects associated with pesticide exposure. The median number of cases per year was 274, ranging from 128 (2011) to 388 (2007). (The Program recently discontinued tracking nonoccupational disinfectant exposures which resulted in fewer cases in 2011.) Madison, Richland and Franklin Parishes, in the northeastern part of the state (Region 8) had the highest average annual rate of pesticide exposure cases; all parishes had at least one reported exposure. Overall there were more male cases (51%) than female cases (49%). Thirty-four percent of cases (N=546) were between 20 and 39 years old. Two hundred and sixty-five cases (17%) were less than ten years old. Two hundred and eleven cases (13%) were working when the reported pesticide exposure occurred. Ninety percent of cases had mild health effects (low severity). There were no deaths. The most common type of symptom reported was respiratory (28%), followed by gastrointestinal (18%). Approximately two-thirds of the reported exposures (N=1050) occurred during spring or summer months. The circumstance of exposure for the majority of cases was targeted exposure (58%, N=924). The target surface for a third (534 cases) of all applications was the interior or exterior of a building. The most common site of an exposure event was a single family home (83%, or 1,317 cases). Applications via manual placement accounted for 40%, or 639, of the cases. The most common pesticide types involved in reported incidents were insecticide (45%, 724 cases) followed by disinfectants (39%, 626 cases). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Disinfectants Epidemiology Insecticides Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Occupational Exposure Pesticides And Agricultural Chemicals Surveillance
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  Louisiana ; OSHA Region 6
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  6
• Volume:
  24
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061548
• Citation:
  LA Morb Rep 2013 Sep-Oct; 24(5):6
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  Louisiana State Office of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Louisiana Morbidity Report
• End Date:
  20150630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225054/cdc_225054_DS1.pdf
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