title: Oleaceae pollen allergy and its cross-reactivity in the mediterranean area in the context of globalization.
abstract: Opening frontiers has led in the last two decades to a massive migration of Romanians to Spain and Italy, two countries known to have large areas planted with olives. Romania owns large areas planted with ash forests. Because of cross-reactivity between these two trees belonging to the Oleaceae family and the big allergenic potential of olive pollens, after a number of years of residence in these countries, many Romanians will present allergic respiratory symptoms of rhinitis and asthma, both in the season of olive pollination and ash pollination.
authors.affiliation: Anima Medical Center, Bucharest, Romania. oberghi@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Nicolae Ovidiu
authors.initials: NO
authors.lastname: Berghi
mesh_terms: D003429:Cross Reactions; D031661:Fraxinus / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D029592:Oleaceae / Q000276:immunology*; D006255:Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / Q000209:etiology*