Acute Pesticide Poisoning in Jiangsu Province, China, from 2006 to 2015.

Bo Shen WANG; Lin CHEN; Xiu Ting LI; Ming XU; Bao Li ZHU; Juan ZHANG

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Acute Pesticide Poisoning in Jiangsu Province, China, from 2006 to 2015.

Author: Bo Shen WANG ¹ ; Lin CHEN ² ; Xiu Ting LI ³ ; Ming XU ⁴ ; Bao Li ZHU ² ; Juan ZHANG ⁵
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1. Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China; Department of Prevention and Control for Occupational Disease, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China.
2. Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China
3. Nanjing Prevention and Treatment Center for Occupational Diseases, Nanjing 210042, Jiangsu, China.
4. Department of Prevention and Control for Occupational Disease, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China.
5. Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
MeSH: Adult; Aged; Child; Child, Preschool; China; Cities; Environmental Exposure; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Occupational Exposure; Pesticides; poisoning; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Seasons
From: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2017;30(9):695-700
CountryChina
Language:English
Abstract: This study aimed to investigate the characteristics of pesticide poisoning in Jiangsu Province, China, and to provide a scientific basis for developing effective interventional measures and preventive strategies. From 2006 to 2015, a total of 35,308 cases of pesticide poisoning were reported in Jiangsu Province. Non-occupational poisoning accounted for 73.79% of all poisoning cases. A comparison of the data collected before (2006) and after (2015) this study showed a decrease in non-occupational pesticide poisoning. Pesticide poisoning showed an age central tendency of 30 to 44 years, area central tendency for northern Jiangsu, and seasonal central tendency of occupational pesticide poisoning in autumn. Pesticide poisoning remains a major health concern in China. Government agencies together with scientists should focus their efforts on the prevention of potential threats to vulnerable groups such as the elderly, women, and children.