Incidence of cough from acute exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in Madagascar: A pilot study.

• Main Authors: Alexandra J Zimmer (Author), Lai Yu Tsang (Author), Gisèle Jolicoeur (Author), Bouchra Tannir (Author), Emmanuelle Batisse (Author), Christine Pando (Author), Gouri Sadananda (Author), Jesse McKinney (Author), Ideal Vincent Ambinintsoa (Author), Roger Mario Rabetombosoa (Author), Astrid M Knoblauch (Author), Niaina Rakotosamimanana (Author), Ryan Chartier (Author), Alina Diachenko (Author), Peter Small (Author), Simon Grandjean Lapierre (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Prolonged exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is a known risk to respiratory health, causing chronic lung impairment. Yet, the immediate, acute effects of PM2.5 exposure on respiratory symptoms, such as cough, are less understood. This pilot study aims to investigate this relationship using...