@article{ref1,
title="Investigation of death cases by pesticides poisonning in a rural community, Bignona, Senegal",
journal="Epidemiology: open access",
year="2011",
author="Touré, Kamadore and Coly, Malang and Toure, Dieynaba and Fall, Maouly and Sarr, Moussa Deng and Diouf, Amadou and Sy, Mame Demba and Camara, Mathias and Sarr, Diène Fatoumata and Faye, Joseph and Diakhaby, Gaoussou and Badiane, Abdoulae and Bar, Ndjido Ardo and Diop, Amadou Gallo and Ndiaye, Mouhamadou Mansour and Tall, Adama",
volume="1",
number="2",
pages="e 105-e 105",
abstract="This study gives the report of an epidemiological investigation of twenty nine deaths among fifty cases (global lethality rate was 58%).in a rural community which use widely pesticides and insecticides for agricultural purposed. A case control study with an environmental description has been realized. Serologic tests were performed to eliminate arboviruses aetiology. A qualitative investigation was undertaken, to evaluate the perception, the beliefs, and the population attitudes toward the infection and the inventory of the different pesticides used in the sites of study. In Africa, there are many incidents of domestic or professional poisoning with a fatal ending for which, few data are available, toxicological analysis are still a challenge.<p />",
language="",
issn="2161-1165",
doi="10.4172/2161-1165.1000105",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2161-1165.1000105"
}