Gender differences in acute pesticide-related illnesses and injuries among farmworkers in the United States, 1998-2007.

Background: Farmworkers have a high risk for acute pesticide-related illness and injury, and the rate among female farmworkers is approximately twice as high as that among males. Surveillance data were used to identify reasons for this gender difference.

Methods: We identified acute pesticide-related illness and injury cases among farmworkers from the Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risks (SENSOR)-Pesticides Program and the California Department of Pesticide Regulation.

Acute pesticide illnesses associated with off-target pesticide drift from agricultural applications: 11 States, 1998-2006.

Background: Pesticides are widely used in agriculture, and off-target pesticide drift exposes workers and the public to harmful chemicals.

Objective: We estimated the incidence of acute illnesses from pesticide drift from outdoor agricultural applications and characterized drift exposure and illnesses.

Methods: Data were obtained from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risks-Pesticides program and the California Department of Pesticide Regulation.

Acute illnesses associated with exposure to fipronil--surveillance data from 11 states in the United States, 2001-2007.

Introduction: Fipronil is a broad-spectrum phenylpyrazole insecticide widely used to control residential pests and is also commonly used for flea and tick treatment on pets. It is a relatively new insecticide and few human toxicity data exist on fipronil.

Objective: This paper describes the magnitude and characteristics of acute illnesses associated with fipronil exposure.