Sixteen poultry workers with poultry house-related rhinitis and/or asthma underwent clinical
and laboratory evaluation that included history and physical examination, skin tests with …

Exposure to various animals can cause occupational asthma (OA). In poultry workers,
asthma and allergic alveolitis have been reported. Various possible causal agents have …

The possible role of the northern fowl mite (NFM) in occupation-related respiratory disease
of poultry workers was examined. The study population included 16 poultry workers with …

Serum antibodies to avian and Aspergillus antigens were detected by enzyme‐linked
immunosorbent assays (ELISA) in forty‐two workers from a poultry abattoir and in twenty …

Occupational allergy is an important health problem for those exposed to animals, insects,
and shellfish in their place of work. Exposure to laboratory animals such as rats, mice …

In order to determine the effect of occupational animal exposure on the occurrence of
respiratory disease, we studied 257 active veterinarians and 100 control subjects who had …

Twenty-five workers in an egg-processing factory were evaluated for respiratory
sensitization to inhaled egg proteins by a physician evaluation, serial peak expiratory flow …

Background This study investigated the risk factors for occupational allergic sensitization
and various asthma phenotypes in poultry‐workers. Methods A cross‐sectional study of 230 …

Laboratory animal allergy (LAA) is a form of occupational allergic disease. The development
of LAA is due to the presence of immunoglobulin E antibodies directed against animal …

A group of 57 female workers employed in the processing of poultry food and 51
nonexposed control workers were studied to determine the possible relation between …