Zoonotic occupational diseases in forestry workers: Lyme borreliosis, tularemia and leptospirosis in Europe

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Title
Zoonotic occupational diseases in forestry workers: Lyme borreliosis, tularemia and leptospirosis in Europe
Journal
Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : Aaem
Author(s)
Richard Stéphanie, Oppliger Anne
ISSN
1898-2263 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1232-1966
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2015
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
22
Number
1
Pages
43-50
Language
english
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Forestry workers and other people who come into close contact with wild animals, such as hunters, natural science researchers, game managers or mushroom/berry pickers, are at risk of contracting bacterial, parasitological or viral zoonotic diseases. Synthetic data on the incidence and prevalence of zoonotic diseases in both animals and humans in European forests do not exist. It is therefore difficult to promote appropriate preventive measures among workers or people who come into direct or indirect contact with forest animals.
OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this review are to synthesise existing knowledge on the prevalence of the three predominant bacterial zoonotic diseases in Europe, i.e. Lyme borreliosis, tularemia and leptospirosis, in order to draw up recommendations for occupational or public health.
METHODS: 88 papers published between 1995-2013 (33 on Lyme borreliosis, 30 on tularemia and 25 on leptospirosis) were analyzed.
CONCLUSIONS: The prevalences of these three zoonotic diseases are not negligible and information targeting the public is needed. Moreover, the results highlight the lack of standardised surveys among different European countries. It was also noted that epidemiological data on leptospirosis are very scarce.
Keywords
Agricultural Workers' Diseases , Forestry , Occupational Exposure , Lyme Disease , Tularemia , Leptospirosis , Europe
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