title: The characteristics, treatment and prevention of laboratory animal allergy.
abstract: Laboratory animal allergy (LAA) is a pervasive problem that affects up to one-third of laboratory animal personnel. An immediate hypersensitivity reaction can be triggered by contact with antigens present in urine, hair, dander and saliva of laboratory animals. The authors provide an overview of the epidemiology, triggering mechanisms, diagnosis, treatment and risk factors of LAA. They also discuss primary and secondary prevention measures that can be taken to reduce LAA morbidity and to allow personnel suffering from LAA to safely continue to do their jobs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, Nephrology and Health Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy. massimo.corradi@unipr.it
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Corradi
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ferdenzi
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mutti
mesh_terms: D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D015994:Incidence; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors