This article reports on an epidemiological survey of the presence of farmer's lung among 1054 farmers who grind moldy hay. The prevalence was 8.3-11.4%. The main pathogen was Thermoactinomyces vulgaris. The factors which influenced farmer's lung were the moldy state of the hay and the dust concentration. The epidemiological features of farmer's lung are analyzed and discussed and certain preventive measures are suggested.
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