Airborne fungi during harmattan in Zaria, Nigeria.
Nasal and other respiratory allergies are common in Zaria, Nigeria, during the dusty harmattan period. A survey of airborne fungi was therefore carried out during four months of the harmattan period by the culture plate exposure method. Fungi belonging to 13 genera were recovered during the survey. The highest colony count was during the months of December and January.
D000391:Air Microbiology; D004391:Dust / Q000009:adverse effects; D005658:Fungi; D005670:Fusarium; D006801:Humans; D009549:Nigeria; D012130:Respiratory Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D012621:Seasons; D013172:Spores, Fungal
D004391:Dust