Surveillance for Occupational Respiratory Diseases in Developing Countries

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• Alternative Title:
  Semin Respir Crit Care Med
• Personal Author:
  Antao, Vinicius C. ; Pinheiro, Germania A.
• Description:
  The burden of chronic diseases, including occupational respiratory diseases (ORDs), is increasing worldwide. Nevertheless, epidemiological data on these conditions are scarce in most countries. Therefore, it is important to conduct surveillance to monitor ORDs, particularly in developing countries, where the working population is especially vulnerable and the health system infrastructure is usually weak. This article provides a general framework for the implementation of ORD surveillance in developing countries. The main objectives of surveillance are to describe incidence and prevalence of ORDs, as well as to identify sentinel events and new associations between occupational exposures and health outcomes. Diseases with high morbidity and mortality and those in which early diagnosis with standardized tests are available are especially suitable for surveillance activities. Simple strategies, preferably using existing resources and technology, are the best option for surveillance in developing countries. This article offers examples of specific surveillance systems that are in place in Brazil, China, Cuba, India, and South Africa.
• Subjects:
  Article Chronic Disease Developing Countries Epidemiology Humans Incidence Occupational Diseases Occupational Exposure Population Surveillance Prevalence Public Health Respiratory Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases Surveillance

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• Source:
  Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 36(3):449-454
• Pubmed ID:
  26024351
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4549969
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  36
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c2afa57a42ed075b51c80d4c091fd061171cde7da10b4bb1101287a9c0ba3baa
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/33110/cdc_33110_DS1.pdf
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