C. Somaruga

TL;DR: The emergence or re-emergence of bacterial (Mycobacterium bovis and Brucella spp) or viral infections shows that zoonoses should be considered as emerging risks in agricultural and animal breeding and should be addressed by specific preventive interventions.

TL;DR: This study helps define and confirm relationships between different exposure determinants, which can be used in the development of tools for risk assessment of exposure to pesticides in small and medium sized enterprises.

TL;DR: Based on the combination of toxicity indices and exposure indices it is possible to obtain semiquantitative estimates of the risk levels experienced by the workers in the exposure scenarios considered, and a proof of principle example of this approach is the subject of this article.

TL;DR: The higher frequency of the presence of serum antibodies to zoonotic agents in animal breeders suggests that they are more exposed to biological agents than workers not involved in animal breeding activities.

TL;DR: In a complicated situation such as occupational health and safety problems in agriculture, it is not so easy to select priorities clearly, but "legalization" of agriculture workers could be a key to solving all the other problems.