Defining allergens of mammalian origin

Environmental tobacco smoke, indoor allergens, and childhood asthma.

“…Bla g 1 is also found in the American cockroach. In Virginia, 30% of cockroach-allergic patients had IgE specific for Bla g 1, 60% had IgE specific for Bla g 2, and up to 60% had IgE specific for Bla g 4 (79,80).…”

“…Because cat allergen is everywhere, there is little potential for absolute avoidance (88,90 These animals are also sources of allergens (79) and depending on the ecology of the community, sensitization to these animals can also be associated with asthma. For instance, in New Mexico dog as well as cat sensitization was associated with asthma (94).…”

“…In the 648 inner-city asthma study, 19% of asthmatics were allergic to rat and 15% were allergic to mouse (62). Allergy to cow and horse hair can be found among veterinarians, farmers, and their families (79).…”

“…An allergen can be defined as important in human sensitization if it accounts for a significant proportion of the animal-or insect-specific IgE and T-cell responses in humans (2,79). Allergen control strategies would also be advanced through further understanding of factors influencing dust mite and cockroach reproduction and allergen production by the various animal sources ofallergen.…”

Occupational Asthma due to Deer Dander

“…1 There have been only a few reports of allergy to deer dander. [2][3][4] Here we report a case of occupational asthma due to deer dander in a farmer raising deer, as confirmed by bronchoprovocation test.…”