Progression of self-reported symptoms in laboratory animal allergy

L Elliott, D Heederik, S Marshall, D Peden… - Journal of allergy and …, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Laboratory animal allergy is a common illness among workers exposed to
laboratory animals and can progress to symptoms of asthma. OBJECTIVES: This study …

Respiratory allergy in laboratory animal workers: a retrospective cohort study using pre-employment screening data.

H Kruize, W Post, D Heederik, B Martens… - Occupational and …, 1997 - oem.bmj.com
OBJECTIVES: To study the role of exposure, atopy, and smoking in the development of
laboratory animal allergy (LAA) in a retrospective cohort study. METHODS: Between 1977 …

Laboratory animal allergy: an update

RK Bush, GM Stave - ILAR journal, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Allergic reactions are among the most common conditions affecting the health of workers
involved in the care and use of research animals. Between 11 and 44% of the individuals …

Prospective epidemiologic evaluation of laboratory animal allergy among university employees

LJ Fuortes, LA Weih, P Pomrehn… - American journal of …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: Evaluation of incidence and risk factors for development of laboratory animal
allergy (LAA) among new hires previously unexposed to lab animals. Methods Baseline, 6 …

Laboratory animal allergy: an occupational hazard

D Acton, L McCauley - AAOHN Journal, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Laboratory animal allergy is a relatively common work-related condition that can result in
serious consequences for affected workers' health. Research institutions are also negatively …

Allergic sensitization to laboratory animals is more associated with asthma, rhinitis, and skin symptoms than sensitization to common allergens

CS Simoneti, E Ferraz, MB de Menezes… - Clinical & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Workers exposed to laboratory animals have a high risk of developing
laboratory animal allergy (LAA). Atopy seems to be the main risk factor for LAA. We …

Epidemiologic assessment of laboratory animal allergy among university employees

LJ Fuortes, LA Weih, ML Jones… - American journal of …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
The prevalence of, and risk factors for, laboratory animal allergy (LAA) among university
employees were evaluated in a cross‐sectional university‐based study. A stratified random …

Incidence of allergy and allergy symptoms among workers exposed to laboratory animals

L Elliott, D Heederik, S Marshall, D Peden… - Occupational and …, 2005 - oem.bmj.com
Background and Aims: Few studies have described relations between exposure to
laboratory animals and the incidence of laboratory animal allergy (LAA). Studies that have …

Prevalence of occupational allergy in medical researchers exposed to laboratory animals

BA Muzembo, M Eitoku, Y Inaoka, M Oogiku… - Industrial …, 2014 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Allergy to laboratory animals is a well known occupational hazard and remains a health
concern for individuals in contact with lab animals. This study evaluates the prevalence of …

Primary and secondary allergies to laboratory animals

LE Goodno, GM Stave - Journal of occupational and …, 2002 - journals.lww.com
Although laboratory animal allergy (LAA) is a significant occupational hazard among
workers exposed to laboratory animals, few studies have evaluated long-term risks to …