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ArticleJournal of occupational and environmental medicine2011

Neurologic symptoms associated with raising poultry and swine among participants in the Agricultural Health Study.

Meghan F Davis, Freya Kamel, Jane A Hoppin, Michael C R Alavanja, Laura Beane Freeman, Gregory C Gray, Kenrad Nelson, Ellen Silbergeld

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Article in Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Meghan F DavisDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. mdavis@jhsph.edu
Freya Kamel
Jane A Hoppin
Michael C R Alavanja
Laura Beane Freeman
Gregory C Gray
Kenrad Nelson
Ellen Silbergeld
Cancer Institute (WIA) · INJohns Hopkins University · USNational Institute of Environmental Health Sciences · USFondazione Lombardia per l’Ambiente · IT

Funding

Studies of Occupational Cancer (Pesticides)ZIACP010119 · NCI · DIVISION OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY AND GENETICS · PI BEANE FREEMAN, LAURA · 2009 to 2025
$46.1M
Health Effects Of Exposures In AgricultureZIAES049030 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI SANDLER, DALE P · 2009 to 2025
$11.2M
STUDIES OF OCCUPATIONAL CANCER--PESTICIDESZ01CP010119 · NCI · DIVISION OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY AND GENETICS · PI ALAVANJA, MICHAEL · 1996 to 2008
$5.0M
HEALTH EFFECTS OF EXPOSURES IN AGRICULTUREZ01ES049030 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI SANDLER, DALE P · 1997 to 2008
$889k
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 CP010119Intramural NIH HHS Z01 ES049030
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveGuillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is the leading cause of acute peripheral neuropathy worldwide, often associated with recent foodborne infection with Campylobacter jejuni. In this cross-sectional analysis of data from the Agricultural Health Study, we tested whether swine and poultry exposure were associated with increased prevalence of GBS-like neurologic symptoms.

methodsUsing multivariate analysis, we tested the symptoms such as numbness and weakness, relevant to inflammatory peripheral neuropathies, among farmers with self-reported occupational poultry or swine exposure compared with farmers who reported no occupational animal exposure.

resultsAmong swine farmers/workers, prevalence of weakness and numbness were increased (P < 0.05). Among poultry farmers/workers, prevalence of weakness and numbness were increased, but increased prevalence of weakness was not statistically significant.

conclusionsOccupational contact with live poultry or swine, potentially related to C. jejuni exposure, was associated with increased reporting of GBS-like symptoms.

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PoultrySwineAdultAgricultural Workers' DiseasesAlcohol DrinkingAnimalsFemaleGuillain-Barre SyndromeHumansHypesthesiaMaleMiddle AgedMuscle WeaknessNervous System DiseasesPrevalenceSmoking

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PMID21270654
PMCPMC3041019
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