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Sylwia Swiderska-Kiełbik1, Anna Krakowiak, Marta Wiszniewska
1Department of Occupational Diseases and Toxicology, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Łódź, Poland.
Objectives:
To investigate the risk factors for the development of airway diseases from occupational exposure to birds' allergens among Polish zoo garden keepers caring for birds.
Methods:
Two hundred workers responded to the questionnaire including the history of work-related symptoms, job characteristics, description of occupational exposure, information on smoking habit, contact with birds and animals at home and family history of allergic diseases.
Results:
General work-related symptoms were reported by 58 subjects (29%), whereas work-related respiratory symptoms were found in 40 workers (20%). The multivariate logistic regression analysis confirmed the significant role of positive family history of atopy and occupational contact with parrots either in the development of work-related symptoms or work-related respiratory allergic symptoms.
Conclusions:
The findings may confirm that work-related respiratory symptoms are an important health problem among zoo bird keepers in Poland.
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