[Intoxications caused by plant protection chemicals in 1998].

In 1998 were registered 118 cases of intoxications caused by chemicals used for plant protection. The most of intoxications occurred after the intake of pesticides (66.9%). Intended intake (suicidal) made 38 cases (32.2%) and accidental intake made 37 cases (31.4%). During the agricultural labour it came to exposure in 35 cases (29.7%). Insecticides caused 66.9% of the total number of cases. In rural regions 85.6% of the sick people were submitted to intoxication by pesticides and 14.4% in the urban regions. The morbidity of the men was more than three times higher than morbidity of the women (respectively 0.48 and 0.14). In 1998 three of two people outbreaks of intoxication by pesticides were noted. Because of intoxication by chemicals for plant protection 14 people died.