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| Lingua originale | English |
|---|---|
| pagine (da-a) | 91-97 |
| Numero di pagine | 7 |
| Rivista | ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH |
| Volume | 67 |
| Stato di pubblicazione | Published - 2012 |
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- Toxicology
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Environmental Science(all)
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Prevalence of Sensitization to Anisakis simplex Among Professionally Exposed Populations in Sicily. / Di Lorenzo, Gabriele; Massenti, Maria Fatima; Vitale, Francesco; Lacca, Guido; Provenzani, Ambra; Mazzucco, Walter; Leto Barone, Maria Stefania; Massenti, Maria Fatima; Di Noto, Anna Maria; Vitale, Francesco; Costa, Antonella.
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T1 - Prevalence of Sensitization to Anisakis simplex Among Professionally Exposed Populations in Sicily
AU - Di Lorenzo, Gabriele
AU - Massenti, Maria Fatima
AU - Vitale, Francesco
AU - Lacca, Guido
AU - Provenzani, Ambra
AU - Mazzucco, Walter
AU - Leto Barone, Maria Stefania
AU - Massenti, Maria Fatima
AU - Di Noto, Anna Maria
AU - Vitale, Francesco
AU - Costa, Antonella
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Anisakis simplex (AS) is a cause of allergic sensitization and potential occupational risk is suggested in fishermen and workers assigned to fish processing and sale. A cross-sectional study was conducted in order to assess possible health effects of occupational exposure to AS in workers recruited from western Sicily fisheries sector. Social, demographic, and occupation-related data were collected. Serum total immunoglobulin E (IgE) and specific IgE levels to AS (threshold >0.35 kU/L) were determined by an fluoroimmunoassay technique. Ninety-four subjects with potential occupational exposure (fishmongers, fishermen, fish industry employees) were recruited. Specific AS IgEs were detected in 20.2% of the study population. AS IgE seroprevalence was elevated 6.7-fold (p = .03) among fishermen/sailors compared with fish industry workers. The study suggested the importance to adopt specific prevention strategies against exposure to AS in the occupational setting.
AB - Anisakis simplex (AS) is a cause of allergic sensitization and potential occupational risk is suggested in fishermen and workers assigned to fish processing and sale. A cross-sectional study was conducted in order to assess possible health effects of occupational exposure to AS in workers recruited from western Sicily fisheries sector. Social, demographic, and occupation-related data were collected. Serum total immunoglobulin E (IgE) and specific IgE levels to AS (threshold >0.35 kU/L) were determined by an fluoroimmunoassay technique. Ninety-four subjects with potential occupational exposure (fishmongers, fishermen, fish industry employees) were recruited. Specific AS IgEs were detected in 20.2% of the study population. AS IgE seroprevalence was elevated 6.7-fold (p = .03) among fishermen/sailors compared with fish industry workers. The study suggested the importance to adopt specific prevention strategies against exposure to AS in the occupational setting.
KW - Anisakis simplex, occupational risk, public health
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/63944
M3 - Article
VL - 67
SP - 91
EP - 97
JO - Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health
JF - Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health
SN - 1933-8244
ER -