THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF POISONING - A MONITORING PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES

The epidemiology of poisonings continues to challenge reliable scientific results. This paper reviews global, national and regional efforts to verify and quantify the incidence of morbidity and mortality from toxic agents, especially from agricultural pesticides. It proposes a multifactorial program be installed in a defined region to be used as a standard model for the epidemiology of poisonings.