High prevalence of pollinosis symptoms among the farmers cultivating Japanese pears.
In a district of Japanese pear cultivators, a questionnaire survey and an IgE antibody survey were conducted on the pollinosis. A high prevalence of 36.3 percent of the farmers complained of pollinosis symptoms. By the IgE antibody survey, the symptoms were found to be related to the airborne pollens in the orchard.
Hayashi
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Department of Environmental Systems Engineering, Toyama Prefectural University, Toyama, Japan. setsuo@pu-toyama.ac.jp
Teranishi
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Shimooka
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Yamada
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000097:blood; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009829:Oleic Acids; D011058:Pollen / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000276:immunology; D031989:Pyrus / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology; D006255:Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology
D009829:Oleic Acids; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; C033343:ethanolamine oleate