Atopy and allergic respiratory disease in rural Poland before and after accession to the European Union

Sozańska, Barbara; Błaszczyk, Mateusz; Pearce, Neil; Cullinan, Paul

doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2013.10.035

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“…This is similar to previous reports from other countries in Europe [2, 3,9,19,20,22] and more globally with some variation by geographic location [9,24,25]. The explanation of the observed trend of allergic diseases is difficult because many factors may play role such as environment, socio-economic status, and lifestyle changes.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…In a previous study of children living in villages compared to a town in Poland, there was a significant increase in the prevalence of atopy in villages between 2003 and 2012 (7.3e19.6%) but no difference in the town (20.0e19.9%) [19]. Asthma prevalence was relatively stable between the time points (approximately 4e5%) [19]. Similar to these results, previous comparisons of the prevalence of asthma and allergic disease in East Germany shortly after unification (1995-6 vs 1991-2) showed increases in the prevalence of allergic disorders but no differences in the prevalence of asthma [20].…”

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confidence: 83%

“…Some of these changes in lifestyle could account for the increases in asthma prevalence observed. In a previous study of children living in villages compared to a town in Poland, there was a significant increase in the prevalence of atopy in villages between 2003 and 2012 (7.3e19.6%) but no difference in the town (20.0e19.9%) [19]. Asthma prevalence was relatively stable between the time points (approximately 4e5%) [19].…”

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confidence: 88%

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“…This fact could also be connected with the improvement in farming conditions [18], but a more probable explanation is the general reduction in the quantity of cattle in Europe. In some countries, this reduction is related to entry into the European Union [15,19]. In the Slovak Republic the number of cattle dropped by two-thirds in 2008, compared to 1990, and the decrease continues progressively.…”

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“…In general, however, agriculture is connected with one paradox: for instance, Sozańska described that after the reduction in the number of cattle in the Sibilant Region in Poland, there was a significant increase in atopy and allergic respiratory diseases [19]. This demonstrates the protective effect of farming [21]; consequently, young farmers have a low prevalence of asthma.…”

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Changes in occupational asthma during four decades in Slovakia, Central Europe

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Murínová

Kalanin

et al. 2018

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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Introduction. Occupational asthma (OA) is the most common occupational lung disease in industrialized countries; however, in Western Europe, a decline in the prevalence of OA and changes in etiological factors has been recorded. Data from Central Europe, where in the past healthcare and economy sectors were different, are rare. Objective. The aim of this study was to discover the changes related to OA during a four decade long period in the Slovak Republic. Materials and method. The study included patients whom OA was reported during 1980-2016. All cases of OA were divided into four decades. The prevalence of OA, changes in etiological factors and key diagnostic methods were evaluated. All decades were analysed separately and compared to one another. Results. During 1980-2016, OA was reported in 155 patients. OA was most often found in the second decade (6.4 cases per year), the lowest number of cases was diagnosed in the third decade (2.1 cases per year). Since 1988, an increasing prevalence of OA was observed with the peak in 1992, followed by the significantly progressive decrease during subsequent years. In the fourth decade, a mild increase in OA causes was recorded again. In the first and second decades, agricultural allergens were the dominant agents, which were replaced by chemical factors in the last decade. The most frequently used key diagnostic methods in 1980-2009 were skin tests, during the fourth decade the importance of this method declined. However, specific BPT a serial BPT were more frequently used in the fourth decade. Conclusion. The number of OA cases induced by agricultural allergens declined, which was connected with a decrease of total OA cases. The current problem is the OA induced by the chemicals, which increased significantly in the last decade, even the possibility of underdiagnosed OA cases still exists.

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SEM and FTIR investigation of molecular composition changes in allergenic common mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris L.) and hazel (Corylus avellana) pollen induced by traffic pollution

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Kasprzyk

Roga³

et al. 2016

European Microscopy Congress 2016: Proceedings

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Nowadays pollen allergies become an increasing problem for human population. Mugwort ( Artemisia vulgaris) and hazel ( Corylus avellana ) are major herbaceous allergenic plants in Europe [1‐3]. In this study the effect of vehicle pollutants on the structure and chemical composition of mugwort and hazel pollen were investigated. For this purpose pollen of the respective plants were collected from three sites with different vehicle pollution level. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and curve‐fitting analysis of amide I profile was performed to assess the structural changes of mugwort and hazel pollen. SEM imaging did not reveal any differences in shape or any physical degradation of the hazel (Fig. 1a, b) and mugwort (Fig. 1c, d) pollen grains collected from the different sites. It was found that infrared spectra look the same for pollen collected at sites with high traffic pollution. Conversely, they differ a lot from spectra of respective pollen types collected from sites without pollution. Moreover, structural changes in proteins, observed in the second derivative of the FTIR spectra and in the curve‐fitting analysis of amide I profile, are a consequence of mutations occurring in the genetic material of pollen, which can be caused inter alia by air pollutants [4]. The results suggest, that mugwort and hazel pollen chemical composition may be a good indicator of air quality and FTIR may be applied in biomonitoring.

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Atopy and allergic respiratory disease in rural Poland before and after accession to the European Union

Abstract: We report a substantial increase in atopy at all ages and in a remarkably short period of time in a Polish population whose farm-related exposures were dramatically reduced after their country's accession to the European Union.

Cited by 54 publications

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Increasing prevalence of asthma, respiratory symptoms, and allergic diseases: Four repeated surveys from 1993-2014

Increasing prevalence of asthma, respiratory symptoms, and allergic diseases: Four repeated surveys from 1993-2014

Changes in occupational asthma during four decades in Slovakia, Central Europe

SEM and FTIR investigation of molecular composition changes in allergenic common mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris L.) and hazel (Corylus avellana) pollen induced by traffic pollution

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