HEAL-ing New Orleans: The Post-Katrina Pediatric Asthma Study

El-Dahr, J.M.; Sikora, Monika; Grimsley, L. Faye; White, LuAnn; Sterling, Yvonne M.; Mmvula, M.; Stephens, K; Cohen, Robin; Kennedy, Suzanne; Mitchell, Herman; Lichtveld, Maureen Y.

doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2007.12.917

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“…Of the 182 enrolled, 87% were allergic to at least one indoor allergen. In that atopic subgroup, sensitivity to Alternaria was present in 53%, Penicillium 48%, Cladosporium 29%, and Aspergillus fumigatus 24%; 75% tested positive to at least one of those 4 primary molds (23). These results contrast the results of the Inner-City Asthma Study during which skin testing of 937 atopic children with moderate to severe asthma enrolled in 7 cities revealed reactivity to at least one of the primary molds to be 50% (18).…”

Section: Heal: Head-off Environmental Asthma In Louisianacontrasting

confidence: 58%

Mold Exposure and Health Effects Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Barbeau

Grimsley

White

et al. 2010

Annu. Rev. Public Health

104

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The extensive flooding in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita created conditions ideal for indoor mold growth, raising concerns about the possible adverse health effects associated with indoor mold exposure. Studies evaluating the levels of indoor and outdoor molds in the months following the hurricanes found high levels of mold growth. Homes with greater flood damage, especially those with >3 feet of indoor flooding, demonstrated higher levels of mold growth compared with homes with little or no flooding. Water intrusion due to roof damage was also associated with mold growth. However, no increase in the occurrence of adverse health outcomes has been observed in published reports to date. This article considers reasons why studies of mold exposure after the hurricane do not show a greater health impact.

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Section: Heal: Head-off Environmental Asthma In Louisianacontrasting

confidence: 58%