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Review : Laboratory Animal Allergy-A Review

Lars Sjöstedt

Department of Social Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden

Stefan Willers

Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden

Palle Ørbaek

Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden

Animal allergen exposure is a significant risk factor for allergy in animal work ers. Laboratory animal allergy has a prevalence of 11-44% in those who work with animals. This review gives information on the clinical picture, medical examination and prophylactic strategies for monitoring both the environment and the individual. Background data concerning epidemiology, predisposing factors, allergic mechanisms and exposure to various animal allergens are also given.

Key Words: Allergy • Animal allergens • Asthma • Atopy • Laboratory animals

Indoor and Built Environment, Vol. 4, No. 2, 67-79 (1995)
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X9500400202
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