Forensic case of lead poisoning from a battery manufacturing company in Nakuru, Kenya.

IF 0.4 4区农林科学 Q4 VETERINARY SCIENCES

Japanese Journal of Veterinary Research Pub Date : 2013-02-01

James M Mbaria, C Ochodo, Joseph Mwanzia Nguta

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Abstract

Acute sickness involving dairy cattle (n = 5) with a morbidity of 100% occurred in a farm in Nakuru, Kenya. A case study was undertaken with the objective of establishing the cause of the sickness. Samples of blood, soil and industrial waste contained high levels of lead. The symptoms, results of postmortem and history of the case were used to establish the diagnosis of acute lead poisoning. This is a forensic case in court between the owner of the animals and a lead recycling company that dumped the industrial waste that was associated with the poisoning. There could be many unreported cases of lead poisoning in Kenya areas with heavy industrial activities since data on of lead poisoning in Kenya is scanty.

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肯尼亚纳库鲁一家电池制造公司铅中毒的法医案例。

在肯尼亚纳库鲁的一个农场发生了涉及奶牛的急性疾病(n = 5)，发病率为100%。进行了一项个案研究，目的是确定这种疾病的病因。血液、土壤和工业废料的样本都含有高浓度的铅。根据症状、尸检结果和病例病史确定急性铅中毒的诊断。这是动物主人和一家铅回收公司之间的法庭案件，该公司倾倒了与中毒有关的工业废料。在肯尼亚有重工业活动的地区可能有许多未报告的铅中毒病例，因为关于肯尼亚铅中毒的数据很少。

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Japanese Journal of Veterinary Research 农林科学-兽医学

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期刊介绍： The Japanese Journal of Veterinary Research (JJVR) quarterly publishes peer-reviewed articles on all aspects of veterinary science. JJVR was originally published as a “University Journal” of veterinary science at Hokkaido University from more than 60 years ago. Currently, JJVR, is Japan’s leading scientific veterinary journal, and provides valuable information for the development of veterinary science by welcoming contributions from researchers worldwide. JJVR offers online submission for Regular Papers, Short Communications, and Review Articles that are unpublished and not being considered for publication elsewhere. Research areas include: Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Infectious diseases, Parasitology, Laboratory Animal Science and Medicine, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Pathology, Theriogenology, Molecular Medicine, Public Health, Radiation Biology, Toxicology, Wildlife Biology and Medicine, Veterinary Hygiene, The other fields related to veterinary science.