Agricultural Pesticides and Shingles Risk in a Prospective Cohort of Licensed Pesticide Applicators
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DOI: 10.1289/ehp7797
Abstract: Background: Some pesticides are immunotoxic and have been associated with an increased risk of immune-mediated diseases. The risk of shingles, the clinical reactivation of varicella-zoster virus, increases with aging and immunosuppression; little is known about… read more here.
Keywords: pesticide; prospective cohort; pesticide applicators; agricultural pesticides ... See more keywords