Occupational asthma following inhalation of moth particles

Molecular and Immunological Characterization of Arginine Kinase from the Indianmeal Moth,Plodia interpunctella, a Novel Cross-Reactive Invertebrate Pan-Allergen

“…Over the years, there have been scattered case reports on bronchial asthma caused by the clothes moth Tineola bisselliella (8) and wax moth Galleria mellonella (9). Baldo and Panzani (10) and more recently Komase et al (11) characterized various insect extracts by IgE immunoblotting and demonstrated several IgE-Ags in the clothes moth or silkworm moth.…”

Health hazard evaluation report: HETA-81-121-1421, Insect Rearing Facilities, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

“…The prevalence of allergy to insects at work (affirmative response to Question 13) was ascertained. Further information was obtained from those reporting insect allergy, including types of allergic symptoms, their temporal relationship to insect exposure at the worksite, the method of contact with allergens, whether or not a physician had been seen and/or medication had been prescribed, and whether it had been necessary to stop work or be transferred to another work area or job because of health problems related to insect exposure.…”

The risky business of being an entomologist: A systematic review

“…1980;Burge et al 1980;de las Marinas et al, 2014;Frankland 1953;Kaufman et al 1986Kaufman et al , 1989Lugo et al, 1994;Lunn and Hughes, 1967;Monk, 1988;Schroeckenstein et al 1988Schroeckenstein et al , 1990Sheldon and Johnston, 1941;Solley and Hyatt, 1980;Steinberg et al, 1987;Stevenson and Mathews, 1967;Tee et al, 1985;Teranishi et al, 1995), and in many instances symptoms became more severe over time (Bagenstose et al, 1980;de lasMarinas et al, 2014;Frankland, 1953;HarrisRoberts et al, 2011;Kaufman et al, 1986;Lunn and Hughes, 1967;Schroeckenstein et al 1988Schroeckenstein et al , 1990Soparkar et al, 1993;Stevenson and Mathews, 1967). In terms of bites and stings, previous occurrences had not elicited a response of the same severity (Bush et al, Lopata et al (2005) Low Cross-sectional with a non-random sample (Level 3) Draper et al (2003) Low Cross-sectional with a consensus sample (Level 1) Siracusa et al (2003) Moderate Cross-sectional with a consensus sample (Level 1) Dyne et al 1996 Low Cross-sectional with a non-random sample (Level 3) Baur and Liebers (1992) Low Cross-sectional with a non-random sample (Level 3) Kaufman et al (1989) Low Cross-sectional with a non-random sample (Level 3) Burge et al (1980) Moderate Cross-sectional with a consensus sample (Level 1) Wirtz (1980) Low Cross-sectional with a non-random sample (Level 3)…”