MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2006 May 5;55(17):486-8.
In California, suspected pesticide and work-related illnesses and injuries are reportable conditions. The Occupational Health Branch (OHB) of the California Department of Health Services (CDHS) conducts surveillance of work-related pesticide illness with support from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). On May 12, 2005, CDHS received a report from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR) of a suspected pesticide incident in Kern County involving 27 farmworkers (age range: 21-61 years; median: 32.5 years) and six emergency responders (age range: 28-51 years; median: 33.5 years). CDHS investigated this incident by conducting a site visit; reviewing medical and meteorologic records; and interviewing affected workers, pesticide applicators, and the farmworker employer. Findings indicated that workers became ill from drift of a pyrethroid pesticide (cyfluthrin) that was being applied in a neighboring field. Pyrethroid pesticide applicators should always operate in a manner that ensures workers are not exposed.
在加利福尼亚州，疑似农药中毒以及与工作相关的疾病和伤害均属于应报告的情况。加利福尼亚州卫生服务部（CDHS）职业健康处（OHB）在美国国家职业安全与健康研究所（NIOSH）和美国环境保护局（EPA）的支持下，对与工作相关的农药中毒情况进行监测。2005年5月12日，CDHS收到加利福尼亚州农药管理部（CDPR）的一份报告，称克恩县发生一起疑似农药事件，涉及27名农场工人（年龄范围：21至61岁；中位数：32.5岁）和6名应急响应人员（年龄范围：28至51岁；中位数：33.5岁）。CDHS通过实地考察、查阅医疗和气象记录以及询问受影响的工人、农药施用人员和农场工人雇主，对该事件展开调查。调查结果显示，工人是因邻近田地施用拟除虫菊酯类农药（氟氯氰菊酯）时产生的漂移物而患病。拟除虫菊酯类农药施用人员在作业时应始终确保工人不会接触到农药。
