@article{ref1,
title="Feed-associated respiratory illness in farmers",
journal="Archives of environmental health",
year="1984",
author="Pratt, D. S. and May, J. J.",
volume="39",
number="1",
pages="43-48",
abstract="A variety of respiratory hazards are present in the farm environment. Disorders such as Silo Filler's Disease and Farmer's Lung Disease have been detailed in the literature. A retrospective study of hospital visits for farm-associated lung injury in rural Otsego County, New York during an 11-yr period is reported herein. Twenty-two males and 1 female experienced a total of 26 episodes of illness. Eighty-four percent of the episodes occurred between July 1 and October 31. Four of the 23 individuals died, 2 acutely and 2 after a slowly progressive, debilitating disease. One patient died of suffocation in a silo; 2 patients had Silo Filler's Disease, 1 dying acutely. Of 6 patients with Farmer's Lung Disease, 2 died of progressive fibrosis. The remaining 14 patients suffered an acute febrile illness typified by short duration, clear chest radiograph, and negative serologies. We refer to this as &quot;Silo Unloader's Syndrome&quot; and conclude that it is a more common occurrence in the farm environment than some of the more known disorders. This study demonstrates that occupational lung injury is a problem affecting a young (average age 36 yr) vigorous population with potentially fatal consequences.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0003-9896",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}