Abstract
Our work group report details the importance of pest allergen exposure in inner-city asthma. We will focus specifically on mouse and cockroach exposure. We will discuss how exposure to these pests is common in the inner city and what conditions exist in urban areas that might lead to increased exposure. We will discuss how exposure is associated with allergen sensitization and asthma morbidity. Finally, we will discuss different methods of intervention and the effectiveness of these tactics.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 575-581 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology |
Volume | 125 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2010 |
Keywords
- Asthma
- abatement
- allergies
- cockroach
- environmental allergens
- indoor allergens
- inner city
- mouse
- pest
- rodents
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Allergy
- Immunology