ENTERIC PARASITES IN WORKERS OCCUPATIONALLY EXPOSED TO SEWAGE

  • 1 January 1984
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 26  (4) , 273-275
Abstract
To determine if parasitic infections occur more frequently among workers exposed to wastewater than among controls, parasitologic examinations were performed on stool specimens collected over 12 mo. from sewer and highway maintenance workers. Three of 56 sewer maintenance workers (5.4%) had at least 1 positive specimen compared with 10 of 69 highway workers (14.5%). The highest rate was found among highway workers engaged in street cleaning. Contrary to studies conducted outside the USA, the presence study did not indicate that parasitic infections occurred more frequently among sewer workers than among controls in the urban midwestern USA. There may have been a risk of parasitic infections among street cleaners.

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