Rat and Mouse Allergens in Homes of Patients with Acute Wheezing Living in Brazil

Thiesen, M.; Zampolo, A.S.; Santos, Adair Roberto Soares; Camara, A.A.; Ferriani, Virgínia Paes Leme; Arruda, L. Karla

doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2006.12.100

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“…One study examining the prevalence of mouse allergen in the homes of inner-city children with asthma in Poland demonstrated it to be present in 46% of homes and 61% of children with evidence of mouse allergen in the home had a positive skin prick test to mouse [57]. More recently, a study carried out in Brazil to assess exposure to rat and mouse allergens in homes of patients with acute wheezing detected allergens from mice and rats in 36.2% and 8.8% of houses, respectively [58]. We have recently carried out a study on the prevalence of domestic mouse allergen in a typical town in the United Kingdom and only found 21% of homes to have detectable levels of mouse allergen (personal communication), which is the lowest prevalence reported to date.…”

Section: Exposure To Rodents Outside Of the Workplacementioning

confidence: 99%

Allergy to rodents: an update

Jeal

Jones

2010

Clin Experimental Allergy

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Allergy to rodents in the workplace is an important occupational health problem affecting research, pharmaceutical and toxicological sectors and can have a serious impact on employees working in this area. Despite measures to reduce aeroallergen exposures to rodents in the workplace, there are few signs that this occupational health problem is declining. Rodent allergens are well characterized and exposure-response relationships have been demonstrated to be complex. More recently, the importance of rodent allergens outside of the workplace has been demonstrated in several studies of individuals with asthma. This review focuses on rodent allergy both in the workplace and in the home and examines the complex exposure-response relationships between allergen exposure and sensitization and asthma. Risk factors for rodent allergy and mechanisms of tolerance to rodent allergens are discussed.

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Section: Exposure To Rodents Outside Of the Workplacementioning

confidence: 99%