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Hnizdo E, Sylvain D. Lewis DM, Pechter E, Kreiss K, New-Onset Asthma Associated With Exposure to 3-amino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole, J Occup Environ Med, 2004;46:1246-1252,

Keywords: USA, new cause, cross-section, epidemiology, 3-amino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole, N-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-5-methyl-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-2-sulfonamide, Flumetsulam, PEF, NSBR,

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Eva Hnizdo, NIOSH Eva Hnizdo

Kay Kreiss, NIOSH, Morgantown USA Kay Kreiss

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Abstract

Objective:
The authors conducted an investigation of a cluster of eight new-onset asthma cases identified in a chemical plant through the Sentinel Event Notification Systems for Occupational Risks (SENSOR) program.

Methods:
Workplace investigation involved interviews with the asthma cases, review of medical records, and medical and industrial hygiene surveys in the plant.

Results:
Altogether, 11 work-related asthma cases were identified among the plant workers-approximately 10% of the workers exposed to the potential causative agents: 3-amino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole (AMT) or N-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-5-methyl-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-2-sulfonamide (DE-498; trade name Flumetsulam). Of these cases, six had physician-diagnosed occupational asthma (OA) based on work-related respiratory symptoms and nonspecific bronchial hyperresponsiveness (NSBH), and of these, three had work-related expiratory peak flow changes.

Conclusions:
The findings of this investigation, together with findings from concurrent animal studies, suggest that this outbreak of new-onset asthma was associated with exposure to AMT.

Clinical Significance: A cluster of eight new-onset asthma cases was identified in a chemical plant through the SENSOR program. Subsequent workplace investigation identified AMT, used in the production of a herbicide N-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-5-methyl- [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-2-sulfonamide, as the most likely causal agent.

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