Journal article
Differences in grass pollen allergen exposure across Australia
PJ Beggs, CH Katelaris, D Medek, FH Johnston, PK Burton, B Campbell, AK Jaggard, D Vicendese, DMJS Bowman, I Godwin, AR Huete, B Erbas, BJ Green, RM Newnham, E Newbigin, SG Haberle, JM Davies
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health | Published : 2015
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Abstract
Objective: Allergic rhinitis and allergic asthma are important chronic diseases posing serious public health issues in Australia with associated medical, economic, and societal burdens. Pollen are significant sources of clinically relevant outdoor aeroallergens, recognised as both a major trigger for, and cause of, allergic respiratory diseases. This study aimed to provide a national, and indeed international, perspective on the state of Australian pollen data using a large representative sample. Methods: Atmospheric grass pollen concentration is examined over a number of years within the period 1995 to 2013 for Brisbane, Canberra, Darwin, Hobart, Melbourne, and Sydney, including determinati..
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Awarded by New South Wales Government through Environmental Trust
Funding Acknowledgements
Funding support for the Working Group came from the Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (ACEAS), Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN), which is supported by the Australian Government through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy and the Super Science Initiative. MSD provided additional independent untied co-sponsorship for the Working Group. The authors wish to thank the staff of ACEAS, TERN for assistance in organising Workshops 1 and 2 of the Working Group "Understanding Australian aerobiology to monitor environmental change and human allergenic exposure", North Stradbroke Island, Australia (11-15 March and 4-8 November 2013 respectively). Alison Jaggard has been assisted by the New South Wales Government through its Environmental Trust (project reference number 2011/RD/0049). The findings and the conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. The authors wish to thank Associate Professor Jeroen Buters (Germany), Associate Professor Frank Murray (Australia), and Dr Michel Thibaudon (France) for their contributions to this research. Finally, we also thank two anonymous reviewers of the submitted manuscript who provided positive, thoughtful, and constructive comments on it.