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The authors report on the frequency (as determined by the double diffusion test according to Ouchterlony) of circulating precipitating antibodies against thermophil actinomycetes of the genus Micropolyspora faeni in 1666 blood samples from 1376 agricultural workers. These workers belonged to the main professional categories in two districts of the German Democratic Republic and were examined by members of the Research Group on Occupational Medicine in Agriculture of the Ernst Moritz Arndt University during the years 1972-1975. 290 workers were examined twice or three times in a longitudinal study. Positive serological findings were obtained from 5.1% of the subjects under investigation. There were no statistically significant differences with regard to occupational category, sex, age, and season. Nevertheless, there were marked regional differences. The results obtained show that there is no need for special medical supervision of the agricultural workers with regard to thoracic actinomycosis (farmers' lung). Further examinations are of course necessary in case of suspected or clinically manifest affection.
Severe intoxication was contracted by an agrochemist who had handled Dintro-O-kresol (DNOC) over several days. The symptoms are described in this paper. The half-life calculated from the blood level course amounte to 148 hours. The particular case of intoxication is evaluated, and reference is made to literature, before the reader's attention is drawn to certain major and crucial aspects that should be duly considered in any use of DNOC, such as limitation of exposure, blood level monitoring, and availability of adequate safety clothing.
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Clinical and neurological as well as electromyographic examinations were made on twenty-five subjects working in agriculture and handling plant protection products. Measurements of the rate of nerve conduction were made on the peroneal and median nerves. The average rate of conduction of the peroneal nerve was found to be reduced in persons who had been exposed o plant protectives for more than three years. Electroneurography appears to be useful method of recognizing polyneuropathic symptoms of chronic and toxic affections caused by insecticides.
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By screening examinations of 1,287 persons fit to work from 9 professions altogether 208 persons of risk were selected who were classified into a group of managers and into a group of workers who were professionally increasedly exposed or demanded and who were-in comparison to a control group-comprehensively after-examined, including complex ergometry. The managers have an increased risk of health by hypertension and cardial ischaemia and at the same time an unfavourable condition. The increasedly exposed or demanded workers have an increased risk by hypertension and bronchitis despite favourable condition. The results confirm the necessity of a prevention of persons from professional and dispositional risk of health according to a graduated health control programme.
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