The control of allergens of dust mites and domestic pets: a position paper

Colloff, M. J.; Ayres, Jonathan Geoffrey; Carswell, F.; Howarth, Peter H.; Merrett, T. G.; Mitchell, E. B.; Walshaw, M.; Warner, J. O.; Warner, Jill A.; Woodcock, Ashley

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2222.1992.tb01763.x

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“…24 Dust extracts were analyzed for Der p 1, Der f 1, Fel d 1, and Can f 1 allergens, and allergen exposure was expressed in nanograms per square meter of bed surface. 25 Because dust samples were taken all through the year and season is known to influence house dust mite allergen levels, mite allergen levels were adjusted for season by using a correction factor, as previously described. 24 For Der p 1, the correction factors were 0.8 for winter, spring, and summer compared with autumn.…”

Section: Dust Samplesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Allergen exposure in infancy and the development of sensitization, wheeze, and asthma at 4 years

Brussee¹,

Smit²,

vanStrien³

et al. 2005

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

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Background: The relationship between mite and pet allergen exposure in infancy and the subsequent development of sensitization and asthma is complex. Objective: We prospectively investigated the effect of allergen exposure at 3 months of age on the development of sensitization, wheeze, and physician-diagnosed asthma in the first 4 years of life in a birth cohort of children with and without an atopic mother. Methods: Children participated in the Prevention and Incidence of Asthma and Mite Allergy study. Allergen exposure at 3 months of age was determined from mattress dust samples. Specific IgE to inhalant allergens was measured at 4 years of age, and information about wheeze and physician-diagnosed asthma was collected with yearly questionnaires. Results: Mite and cat allergen exposure in infancy were associated with an increased risk of specific sensitization to house dust mite and cat, respectively, at 4 years of age. There were borderline significant associations between cat allergen exposure and persistent wheeze in the total study population and between dog allergen exposure and persistent wheeze in children with a nonatopic mother. In children with an atopic

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Section: Dust Samplesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Allergen exposure in infancy and the development of sensitization, wheeze, and asthma at 4 years

Brussee¹,

Smit²,

vanStrien³

et al. 2005

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

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“…House dust mites are more common in dust of mattresses and bedroom floors than in dust from the other areas of the house (Maunsell et al, 1968;Van Bronswijk, 1973). The two pyroglyphid mites are important sources of allergens that cause respiratory allergies including asthma worldwide inside homes in humid areas (Hallas, 1991;Arlian et al, 1992;Colloff et al, 1992;Solarz, 2001a, b;Sharma et al, 2011;Pittner et al, 2004). The two pyroglyphid mites are also identified as etiologic agent of sensitization and asthma-triggering in children (Lau et al, 1989;Arshad and Hide, 1992).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The greatest role in causing allergies is played by mites belonging to family Pyroglyphidae, which constitute 60-90% of acari fauna in apartments of temperate climate (Colloff et al, 1992;Solarz, 2001a). Among several species of the family Pyroglyphidae, pyroglyphid mites, the Dermatophagoides farinae and D. pteronyssinus are important due to their cosmopolitan occurrence and abundance in homes, major source of multiple potent allergens and their causal association with sudden infant death syndrome (Heimerdinger et al, 2006).…”

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Studies on the Occurrence, Identification and Control of House Dust Mites at Rural Houses of Shebin El-Kom Locality, Egypt

Hm¹

2015

Pakistan J. of Biological Sciences

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A B S T R A C TThe present study was conducted at Elkom Elakhdar village, Shebin El-Kom, Menoufia Governorate along 2012 year seasons, to calculate and identify the species composition and the occurrence frequency of the extracted dust mites collected from three building ages at rural houses, as well as to determine the toxicity limits of different concentrations of three plant essential oils against two species of the family Pyroglyphidae the main causal of allergy to humans. The obtained results revealed that there were eleven mite species belong to five families (Pyroglyphidae, Chortoglyphidae, Glycyphagidae, Acaridae and Cheyletidae). Of the total collected mites (5276) the highest dominant percentage species was the dust mites: Dermatophagoides farinae (66.1%), followed by D. pteronyssinus (23.3%), while the percentages of the rest species: Chortoglyphus arcuatus, Lepidoglyphus destructor, Glycyphagus domesticus, Gohieria fusca, Tyrophagus putrescentiae, Caloglyphus sp, Cheyletus malaccensis, Blomia sp. and Acarus siro were ranged between 0.16-2.0%. Regarding to the effect of temperature degrees on mite population, high degrees more than 25°C at summer season, decreased the numbers of D. farinae and D. pteronyssinus. Toxicological tests of the three plant essential oils against adult stages of D. farinae and D. pteronyssinus showed that lemon grass oil gave the highest toxicity effect, in comparison with geranium and thyme oils, where mortality percentages were approximately around 100% at 800 ppm concentration on both species. The LC 50 of lemon grass were 228.992 and 293.615 ppm against the two species, respectively. From the results of the research, it could be recommend that it is preferable to apply control operation during summer season where the mite population density is the least, moreover, the botanical oil extracts effectively controlled the parasitic dust mites, D. farinae and D. pteronyssinus and can be used in the biological control programs, as well as, it can play effective role in the integrated management programs.

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“…(8,34) The commonest allergen implicated is house dust mite (HDM) which may be the worldwide commonest cause of allergic rhinitis. (35) One example to the importance of (HDM) in respiratory allergens is that the incidence of the atopy in southern France is 30% but the prevalence of allergic asthma and rhinitis is greater in the low land compared to the ALPS. The reason for this difference in the prevalence of allergies (in the same population type and www.intechopen.com country) is considered to be the lower HDM population found above 1500 meters, and inhalant allergic patients are cleared an Alpine holiday despite the cold weather and exercise.…”

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Evaluation of Therapeutic Efficacy of Nigella sativa (Black Seed) for Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis"

Alsamarai¹,

Satar²,

Alobaidi³

2012

Allergic Rhinitis

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The control of allergens of dust mites and domestic pets: a position paper

Cited by 236 publications

References 149 publications

Allergen exposure in infancy and the development of sensitization, wheeze, and asthma at 4 years

Allergen exposure in infancy and the development of sensitization, wheeze, and asthma at 4 years

Studies on the Occurrence, Identification and Control of House Dust Mites at Rural Houses of Shebin El-Kom Locality, Egypt

Evaluation of Therapeutic Efficacy of Nigella sativa (Black Seed) for Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis"

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