Influence of Rural Environmental Factors in Asthma.

Purpose: The objective of this article is to review recent literature on the implications of agricultural factors including pesticides, animal/livestock production facilities, agricultural dust, endotoxin, biomass/crop burning, and nutritional factors with respiratory health.
Methods: PubMed, Embase, and CINAHL literature searches for the years 2016 to 2021 were conducted with librarian assistance.
Results: Several studies suggest increased risk for asthma or wheeze with certain rural exposures, particularly for pesticides, livestock production facilities, agricultural dust, and biomass and crop burning.
Conclusion: A complex network of environmental factors exists, which may have detrimental effects on the respiratory health of rural residents.
Competing Interests: Funding and disclosures J.A. Poole has received funding from the Department of Defense (PR200793), the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (U54OH010162 and R01OH012045), and the Central States Center of Agricultural Safety and Health (CS-CASH). J.A. Poole has received research funding from AstraZeneca and clinical research funding from Takeda and GlaxoSmithKline.
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