Work-Related Asthma from Plants

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• Corporate Authors:
  Michigan State University. College of Human Medicine
• Description:
  Environmental allergies to plants and tree pollen are well recognized. Workers in certain industries such as greenhouses, food manufacturing, spice manufacturing, herbal supplement suppliers and florists have developed asthma from working with plants, plant products and/or their seeds. These cases of work-related asthma have been documented by a combination of immunological testing (skin prick tests and/or specific IgE) and specific antigen challenge testing. There are 56 plants and/or plant products with key references for each item listed in Tables I-VI.; Table I. Flours, Table II. Food, Table III. Herbal Supplements, Table IV. Non-Food Products Derived from Plants, Table V. Plants, and Table VI. Spices. Trees, whose wood dust (e.g., ash, oak) and wood products (e.g., latex, turpentine) cause work-related asthma, were covered in the Project SENSOR News in the summer 2017 issue. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asthma, Occupational Immune System Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Immune Reaction Occupational Asthma Plants Plant Substances Respiratory Diseases Surveillance
• Publisher:
  Michigan State University-College of Human Medicine
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-4
• Volume:
  32
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066664
• Citation:
  Project S.E.N.S.O.R. News 2021 Sep; 32(4):1-4
• Contact Point Address:
  Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine, West Fee Hall, 909 Fee Road, Room 117, East Lansing, MI 48824-1316
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Project S.E.N.S.O.R. News
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230946/cdc_230946_DS1.pdf
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