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Housedust mites ( D. pteronyssinus ) in pets’beds and their relation to dust allergy
Author(s) -
EATON K. K.,
DOWNING F. S.,
GRIFFITHS D. A.,
HOCKLAND SUSAN,
LYNCH SOPHIE
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
clinical and experimental allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.462
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1365-2222
pISSN - 0954-7894
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1985.tb02267.x
Subject(s) - dust mites , mite , allergy , acari , veterinary medicine , geography , biology , zoology , medicine , ecology , immunology , allergen
Summary Houses were surveyed by dust sampling to examine the occurrence and significance of storage mites in rural areas in the U.K. As a part of this project pets’beds were sampled, and it was discovered that not only do they contain storage mites, but that in nearly all instances the classical housedust mite (D. pteronyssinus) was present in significant numbers.