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Sensor Occupational Lung Disease Bulletin - Asthma in animal handlers

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Sensor Occupational Lung Disease Bulletin - Asthma in animal handlers continued on other side SENSOR: Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risk. Massachusetts SENSOR is funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. SENSOR Occupational Lung Disease Bulletin A project of the Massachusetts Department of Public Healths Occupational Health Surveillance Program, the Massachusetts Thoracic Society, and the Massachusetts Allergy Society Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Occupational Health Surveillance Program, 6th floor, 250 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02108, Tel: (617) 624-5632, Fax: (617) 624-5696 April 1999 Dear Health Care Provider: Laboratory workers, veterinarians and others who work with animals on a regular basis may be at risk for developing allergies and work-related asthma. Because Massachusetts has a large number of research laboratories where animals are used, a substantial worker population in the Commonwealth may be at risk. Since 1992, Massachusetts SENSOR has received 8 case reports of occupational asthma related to exposure to animals in laboratory settings. Recently, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health released its alert, Preventing Asthma in Animal Handlers. This month we reprint their recommendations along with a substantial portion of the alert for your review. Sincerely, Catharine M. Tumpowsky, MPH Work-Related Asthma Surveillance Project Asthma in Animal Handlers (Adapted from NIOSH Publication No. 97-116 and Occupational Airways (newsletter of the Occupational Health & Special Projects Program at the CT Department of Public Health), April 1999 Massachusetts Case Reports Case 1: A 22 year-old female worked as a lab technician harvesting mice embryos for a research facility. She developed wheezing, cough, and shortness of breath four months after she began working in the job. Her symptoms began gradually. At first they bothered her only when she was in the laboratory but even ...

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