Author(s):
Dias, Marta ; Gomes, Bianca ; Pena, Pedro ; Cervantes, Renata ; Rodriguez, Margarida ; Riesenberger, Bruna ; Marques, Liliana ; Ribeiro, Edna ; Viegas, Carla
Date: 2024
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/17649
Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa
Subject(s): Occupational health; Occupational exposure; Woodworker; Aspergillus fumigatus; FCT/MCTES/FSE/UE, 2023.01366.BD; UI/BD/153746/2022; CE3C unit UIDB/00329/2020; UI/BD/151431/2021; IPL/2022/InChildhealth/BI/12M; IPL/IDI&CA2023/FoodAIIEU_ESTeSL; IPL/IDI&CA2023/ASPRisk_ESTeSL; IPL/IDI&CA2023/ARAFSawmills_ESTeSL; FCT_UIDP/05608/2020; FCT_UIDB/05608/2020
Description
Portugal’s wood industry employs over 80,000 people and comprises about 16,600 enterprises in 2021. Sawmill workers are exposed to several occupational hazards, including microorganisms. Health problems have been documented by workers exposed to wood dust infected with fungi. A fungal priority pathogens list (WHO FPPL) was recently released by the WHO. It prioritizes fungal pathogens based on their perceived public health importance and unmet research and development needs. Some of the species on this list are frequently found in sawmills. Azole fungicides are commonly used by sawmills to protect wood. Aspergillus section Fumigati azole antifungal resistance has previously been observed in this environment. This study aimed to establish a sampling protocol to effectively isolate Aspergillus section Fumigati in woodworking environments.
