title: Epidemiology of food allergy in Latin America.
abstract: Food allergy is growing worldwide at an alarming rate. A group of eight foods account for over 90% of the reactions in Europe and the United States. However, little is known about the frequency of sensitization to these foods in Latin American, and if other native foods from this region are an important source of sensitization. The objective of this review was to analyse the epidemiological studies in Latin America about food allergy and to compare them with the studies in the United States and Europe.
authors.affiliation: Foundation for the Development of Medical and Biological Sciences, (FUNDEMEB), Cartagena, Colombia; Group of Experimental Allergy and Immunogenetic, Institute of Immunological Research, University of Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia; Group of Clinical and Experimental Allergy (GACE), University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia. Electronic address: jotamsc@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.affiliation: Foundation for the Development of Medical and Biological Sciences, (FUNDEMEB), Cartagena, Colombia; Group of Experimental Allergy and Immunogenetic, Institute of Immunological Research, University of Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sánchez
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D004032:Diet; D005060:Europe; D005502:Food; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens
keywords: Allergy; Anaphylaxis; Egg; Fish; Food; Milk; Peanuts; Sensitization; Shrimp; Soy; Wheat