Epidemiological research as a driver of prevention: the Sibaté study. Commentary.
Ann Ist Super Sanita
; 56(1): 6-9, 2020.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32242530
ABSTRACT
Although asbestos exposure and risks can be prevented, only five countries in Latin America have banned asbestos, including Colombia. Beginning in 2011, a collaboration between the Istituto Superiore di Sanità in Italy and Universidad de los Andes in Colombia was established, bringing together relevant expertise aiming to improve our understanding of the asbestos problem. An important result of this collaboration was a recently published study conducted in Sibaté, Colombia, a municipality where an asbestos-cement facility has operated since 1942. The evidence collected suggests the presence of a mesothelioma cluster in Sibaté. Landfilled zones with an underground layer of friable asbestos were also discovered in the urban area of the municipality. The importance of this type of collaboration can go beyond understanding the impact of asbestos at the local level, which is crucial, and may also contribute in solving unanswered questions of the problem in countries that banned asbestos decades ago.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pleural Neoplasms
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Asbestos
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Epidemiologic Studies
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Conservation of Natural Resources
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Manufacturing and Industrial Facilities
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Mesothelioma
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Colombia
Language:
En
Journal:
Ann Ist Super Sanita
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Colombia