title: [The epidemiology of pollen allergy].
abstract: The prevalence of seasonal allergic rhinitis can be established through surveys performed in a sample of the general population. These surveys are based on a questionnaire, which could lead to an overestimate of prevalence rates, and on measurements of specific IgE, which need to be interpreted in the light of the responses to the questionnaire. Such surveys are few in France and need to be updated. Risk factors for seasonal allergic rhinitis are genetic, epigenetic and environmental. Relationships between exposure to pollen and health can be documented through ecological and panel surveys. Panel surveys may give information on threshold levels and dose-response relationships. In addition to pollen exposure, global warming and air pollutants act as cofactors. Monitoring of both pollen exposure and its health effects should be encouraged and strengthened.
authors.affiliation: Inserm UMR 7333, clinique des bronches, allergie et sommeil, hôpital Nord, Aix-Marseille université, chemin des Bourrelly, 13005 Marseille, France. Electronic address: denis-andre.charpin@ap-hm.fr.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Charpin
authors.affiliation: Service de pneumologie-allergologie, hôpital G. Montpied, université d'Auvergne, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Caillaud
mesh_terms: D017668:Age of Onset; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003233:Conjunctivitis, Allergic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D004306:Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D044127:Epigenesis, Genetic; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000235:genetics; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000276:immunology; D008685:Meteorological Concepts; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D011058:Pollen / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology; D015995:Prevalence; D006255:Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution; D007073:Immunoglobulin E
keywords: Allergic rhinitis; Environment; Environnement; Epidemiology; Hay fever; Pollen; Rhinite allergique; Rhume des foins; Épidémiologie