Association between Temporary Housing Habitation after the 2011 Japan Earthquake and Mite Allergen Sensitization and Asthma Development

• Published in: International archives of allergy and immunology p. 1
• Main Authors: Oshikata, Chiyako, Watanabe, Maiko, Ishida, Masatsugu, Kobayashi, Seiichi, Hashimoto, Kazuhiro, Kobayashi, Naoki, Yamazaki, Akiko, Konuma, Rumi, Kaneko, Takeshi, Kamata, Yoichi, Kuriyama, Shinichi, Yanai, Masaru, Tsurikisawa, Naomi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland 01.10.2021
• Subjects: Adult asthma; Great East Japan Earthquake; Temporary housing; Dermatophagoides farinae; Disaster; Mite-specific immunoglobulin E; Aspergillus fumigatus; Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus

We previously reported an increased prevalence of asthma in adults who lived in temporary housing after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. The goal of the current study was to investigate changes in asthma prevalence and mite-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) titers in temporary housing residents d...