Epidemiologic Investigation of Hornet and Paper Wasp Stings in Forest Workers and Electrical Facility Field Workers in Japan

Epidemiologic Investigation of Hornet and Paper Wasp Stings in Forest Workers and Electrical Facility Field Workers in Japan

Background:: Forestry and field workers who work outdoors are at high risk for Hymenoptera stings and may develop occupation-related allergies from being stung. However, clinical and immunological surveys of Hymenoptera stings in the occupational setting have rarely been reported. We surveyed the na...

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Main Authors: Yumeko Hayashih, Hirokuni Hirata, Mineaki Watanabe, Naruo Yoshida, Tatsuya Yokoyama, Yoshiki Murayama, Kumiya Sugiyama, Masafumi Arima, Yasutsugu Fukushima, Takeshi Fukuda, Yoshiki Ishii
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Allergology International
Subjects:
forestry and field workers
hornet stings
Hymenoptera allergy
paper wasp stings
venom-specific IgE
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015300046

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