Abstract
Background Air pollution is a trigger for human mortality. Although studies of spontaneous animal disease can provide additional insights, the short-term effects of air pollution on mortality have never been studied in animal populations. Animal sentinels are less subject to concurrent exposures, bias due to confounding, and exposure misclassification than human populations. Therefore we investigated the association between ambient air pollution and the risk of mortality in dairy cows.
Highlights
Air pollution is a trigger for human mortality
Studies of spontaneous animal disease can provide additional insights, the short-term effects of air pollution on mortality have never been studied in animal populations
Animal sentinels are less subject to concurrent exposures, bias due to confounding, and exposure misclassification than human populations
Summary
Cattle mortality as a sentinel for the effects of ambient air pollution on human health Bianca Cox1*, Antonio Gasparrini[2], Boudewijn Catry[3], Frans Fierens[4], Jaco Vangronsveld[5], Tim Nawrot[5]
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