VIRUS WARTS IN A MEAT-PROCESSING FACTORY

The prevalence of virus warts on the hands of 196 employees of a large meat-processing factory in northern Italy was 17.8 %. Production work ers, who constantly handle meat, were significantly more often affecte d (29.7 %) than those who did not handle meat (packagers 11.8 %) or th ose of the control group of clerical and service staff (2.7 %). The re sults of the therapy and prevention program are presented and risk fac tors for wart spreading are discussed.