Journal of
Agricultural Biotechnology and Sustainable Development

  • Abbreviation: J. Agric. Biotech. Sustain. Dev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2340
  • DOI: 10.5897/JABSD
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 144

Full Length Research Paper

Epidemiological investigation of death cases by pesticide poisoning

A. Tall1*, A. B. Ly1, P. Nabeth1, A. A. Sall1, F. D. Sarr1, J. Faye1, A. Badiane1, G. Diakhaby1, R. Michel1, N. A. Bar1, M. E. Gomes Do Espirito Santo2, A. Bazire2, L. Marrama1, R. Garnier2, F. Simon1, M. O. Rambourg2 and B. Chevalier3
  1Institute Pasteur de Dakar, BP 220 Dakar, Senegal. 2Institute de Veille, Sanitaire 94415, Saint-Maurice Cedex, France. 3Hôpital Principal De Dakar, BP 3006, Dakar, Senegal.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 09 February 2010
  •  Published: 30 April 2010

Abstract

 

This study gives the report of an epidemiological investigation of seven death cases in a police force headquarters by pesticide poisoning diagnosed by the decrease of the enzyme choline esterase activity. A case control study with an environmental description has been realized, permitting the establishment of temporarily dynamic relationships among the death cases. In Africa, there are many incidents of domestic or professional poisoning with a fatal ending for which, few data are available. The aetiological orientations are discussed in the African context and the difficulties to reach the analysis of toxicology in sub-Saharan Africa are underlined.

 

 Key words: Poisoning organophosphate, organochloride, Senegal.

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