Background While the association between occupational inhalation of silica dust and
pulmonary tuberculosis has been known for over a century, there has never been a …

Humans are regularly exposed to silica nanoparticles in environmental and occupational
contexts, and these exposures have been implicated in the onset of adverse health effects …

Silicosis is caused by massive inhalation of silica-based particles, which leads to pulmonary
inflammation, pulmonary fibrosis and lung dysfunction. Currently, the pathophysiological …

Silicosis, the most common type of pneumoconiosis, exhibits a high incidence in workers
who are chronically exposed to crystalline silica (CS). No specific remedy for cure as yet …

Background The stated intention to eliminate silicosis from the South African goldmining
industry as well as current programmes to find and compensate ex-miners with silicosis …

BACKGROUND: For over one hundred years, the gold mining sector has been a
considerable source of tuberculosis (TB) and silicosis disease burden across Southern …

Background Identification of biomarkers associated with the diagnosis and prognosis of
silicosis would be highly advantageous in the clinical setting. The aim of this study is to …

In the wake of a large burden of silicosis and tuberculosis among ex-miners from the South
African gold mining industry, several programmes have been engaged in examining and …

Background: Current initiatives in southern Africa to medically assess former migrant miners
for silicosis and tuberculosis, including statutory and lawsuitderived compensation …

India is committed to elimination of tuberculosis by 2025. But its achievement appears to be
difficult as India has a huge burden of silicosis as well as subradiological silicosis, which …