[Analysis of communicable occupational diseases in the South Moravian Region 1975-1989].

In 1975 to 1989 in the South Moravian region 2732 communicable and parasitic diseases were diagnosed and notified. The long-term trend has a declining character. At the end of the period of investigation a decline to 43% of the initial level was recorded. As to the occupation of the affected subjects, 56% were health workers and 26% agricultural workers. The most frequent disease was in 43% viral hepatitis, in 20% trichophytosis, in 5% erysipeloid and in 4% tubera mulgentium. Health workers suffered most frequently from viral hepatitis; in 68% it was type B hepatitis. The mean age of the patients was 35.6 years. The authors analyzed the findings, discuss the criteria of occupational character according to the list of occupational diseases which is the appendix 1 of decree 149/1988 Sb.