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ReviewAllergy2025

Occupational Mite Allergy and Asthma: An EAACI Task Force Report.

Hille Suojalehto, Mohamed F Jeebhay, Ingrid Sander, Santiago Quirce, Susanne Vrtala, Jolanta Walusiak-Skorupa, Andreas L Lopata, Carmen Vidal, Monika Raulf

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Review in Allergy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Hille SuojalehtoOccupational Medicine, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2539-3395
Mohamed F JeebhayOccupational Medicine Division and Centre for Environmental & Occupational Health Research, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6656-9193
Ingrid SanderInstitute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr-University Bochum (IPA), Bochum, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5014-4112
Santiago QuirceDepartment of Allergy, La Paz University Hospital, IdiPAZ, CIBER of Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES), Madrid, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8086-0921
Susanne VrtalaDepartment of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4250-8243
Jolanta Walusiak-SkorupaNofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Department of Occupational Diseases and Environmental Health, Lodz, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0836-6800
Andreas L LopataMolecular Allergy Research Laboratory, College of Science and Engineering, Tropical Futures Institute-Singapore, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2940-9235
Carmen VidalAllergy Department, Faculty of Medicine USC, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2844-2754
Monika RaulfInstitute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr-University Bochum (IPA), Bochum, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6315-120X

Funding

European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mite sensitization is notable in several occupational settings. Elevated house dust mite concentrations are primarily detected in workplaces where people congregate and are active. Allergy to storage mites and spider mites has commonly been reported in agricultural and various food processing occupations. Rapid expansion of biological pest control has resulted in increased exposure to predatory mites causing sensitization of greenhouse workers. Globally, mite populations in workplaces are likely to change due to climate change. Occupational relevant mites produce a variety of allergens and adjuvants that trigger both innate and adaptive immune responses. Cross-reactivity between allergens occurs due to shared IgE-binding epitopes to different allergens. Occupational allergy to mites typically causes rhinitis and asthma. Challenges of distinguishing the role of occupational exposure to allergens, also present in non-occupational environments, complicate the diagnosis of occupational mite allergy and asthma. Nevertheless, preventive measures to reduce exposure to mite allergens in workplaces are essential in mitigating occupational hazards. Further research is needed to better understand the incidence of occupational mite allergy and asthma. It is essential to identify the risk factors in different occupational settings, assess the impact of climate change on exposure, and determine the relevant allergens and their potential cross-reactivity.

Indexed as

AsthmaAsthma, OccupationalHypersensitivityMitesOccupational DiseasesOccupational ExposureAllergensAnimalsCross ReactionsHumansRisk FactorsAllergensallergyasthmamitesoccupationalrhinitis

Identifiers

PMID40799117
PMCPMC12444871

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