High Prevalence of Pollinosis Symptoms among the Farmers Cultivating Japanese Pears

Abstract

In a district of Japanese pear cultivators, a questionnaire survey and an IgE antibody survey were conducted on the pollinosis. A high prevalence of 36.3 % of the farmers complained of pollinosis symptoms. By the IgE antibody survey, the symptoms were found to be related to the airborne pollens in the orchard.

Keywords

pollen allergy orchard Japanese pear questionnaire survey IgE

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