Background Laboratory animal workers are at high risk of developing occupational allergy.
Little is known about the relationship between levels of exposure and the risk of developing
laboratory animal allergy. Since laboratory animal work comprises a large number of
different—often short lasting—tasks, it is of interest to assess which activities are associated
with high. low or intermediate levels of allergen exposure. Objective To develop and
evaluate highly sensitive immunoassays in order to quantify rat and mouse urinary allergens …