Atmospheric pollen grains of a suburban area near India–Bangladesh border with reference to their allergenic potential and probable effect on asthma-related hospital admission

To study the role of atmospheric pollen on respiratory allergy and asthma-related hospitalization (ARH), a pollen calendar was prepared for a suburban area (Habra) of West Bengal, near India–Bangladesh border on the basis of seven-year (2007–2013) aeropollen monitoring with Burkard slide-sampler. Am...

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Published in:Current science (Bangalore) 2016-11, Vol.111 (9), p.1486-1491
Main Authors: Chakraborty, Pampa, Ghosal, Kavita, Sarkar, Eva, Bhattacharya, Swati Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Allergenicity
Allergies
Allergy tests
Asthma
Hospital admissions
Hospitalization
Orientalism
Pollen
RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Seasonal allergic rhinitis
Taxa
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Summary:To study the role of atmospheric pollen on respiratory allergy and asthma-related hospitalization (ARH), a pollen calendar was prepared for a suburban area (Habra) of West Bengal, near India–Bangladesh border on the basis of seven-year (2007–2013) aeropollen monitoring with Burkard slide-sampler. Among 40 pollen types, Poaceae/grass showed highest contribution (12.32%) followed by Trema orientalis (11.45%) and others. Among 30 allergenic pollen types, Poaceae/grass showed the highest sensitivity in skin-prick test (>50%) and IgE-ELISA. ARH of local population (n = 9492) showed significant positive correlation (P < 0.05) with airborne pollen of grass, Bombax ceiba, Mangifera indica and total aeropollen too.
ISSN:0011-3891
DOI:10.18520/cs/v111/i9/1486-1491