Nanhah Vidal Jules Kamga, Ntepe Leonel Javeres Mbah, Tchuente Boris Ronald Tonou, Hagbe Pauline Vervaine, Goda David, Ekedjoum Yannick Dudric Enonguene, Ella Fils Armand, Nguemto Guy Roussel Takuissu, Mandob Damaris Enyegue, Ngondi Judith Laure
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yaounde I, P.O. Box 812, Yaounde, Cameroon.
Center of Nutrition and Functional Foods, Nutrition for Better Life Foundation, P.O. Box 8024, Yaounde, Cameroon.
Sci Rep. 2025 Jul 1;15(1):21041. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-04295-8.
People of the littoral region of cameroon live in fragile ecosystem, which undergo a rise in pressure associated with agricultural exploitation, farming and the increasing use of pesticides in agro-industrial crops. This study aimed to evaluate chronic pesticide exposure effects on liver, renal, and neurological function among banana workers in the Moungo Division, Cameroon. A two-phase approach was employed. Firstly, a survey of pesticide distributors, retailers, and local farmers was conducted using a structured questionnaire to identify the different types of pesticides commonly used in the study area and their reported health effects. Secondly, a case-control study was performed comparing banana farm workers with a control group. Blood samples were used to detect pesticides residues and to quantify key markers involved in the liver, kidney and brain function. The most active ingredients used by farmers were paraquat (59.78%) and glyphosate (34.87%) for herbicides, organophosphates (32.92%), followed by Fipronil (13.42%) among insecticides and Mancozeb (34.04%) for fungicides. The most common symptoms reported were eye irritation (26.77%), skins irritation (42.52%) and respiratory problems (8.66%). Pesticide residues analysis revealed that 46.66% blood samples of farm workers contain more than three pesticide residues. ASAT, ALAT, ALP, LDH activities and plasma urea were significantly elevated in farm workers compared to the control group. Moreover, a significant impact in brain health was observed as shown by the decrease in both erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase and plasma butyrylcholinesterase activities of banana farm workers compared to control. The use of pesticide may be associated with liver, kidney and brain dysfunction. This finding suggests that the use of mixture pesticide is a health risk for banana plantation workers.
喀麦隆沿海地区的人们生活在脆弱的生态系统中,该生态系统因农业开发、耕种以及农用工业作物中农药使用量的增加而承受着越来越大的压力。本研究旨在评估喀麦隆蒙戈分区香蕉种植工人长期接触农药对肝脏、肾脏和神经功能的影响。采用了两阶段方法。首先,使用结构化问卷对农药经销商、零售商和当地农民进行了调查,以确定研究区域常用的不同类型农药及其报告的健康影响。其次,进行了一项病例对照研究,将香蕉种植园工人与对照组进行比较。采集血样以检测农药残留,并对涉及肝脏、肾脏和大脑功能的关键标志物进行定量分析。农民使用的最主要活性成分中,除草剂方面百草枯占59.78%,草甘膦占34.87%;杀虫剂方面有机磷占32.92%,其次氟虫腈占13.42%;杀菌剂方面代森锰锌占34.04%。报告的最常见症状为眼睛刺激(26.77%)、皮肤刺激(42.52%)和呼吸问题(8.66%)。农药残留分析显示,46.66%的种植园工人血样含有三种以上农药残留。与对照组相比,种植园工人的谷草转氨酶、谷丙转氨酶、碱性磷酸酶、乳酸脱氢酶活性和血浆尿素水平显著升高。此外,与对照组相比,香蕉种植园工人红细胞乙酰胆碱酯酶和血浆丁酰胆碱酯酶活性均下降,表明对大脑健康有显著影响。农药的使用可能与肝脏、肾脏和大脑功能障碍有关。这一发现表明,混合使用农药对香蕉种植园工人存在健康风险。
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