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SEASONAL VARIATION IN NUMBERS OF THE HOUSE–DUST MITE IN BRISBANE
Author(s) -
Domrow Robert
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1970.tb63454.x
Subject(s) - house dust mite , dust mites , seasonality , spring (device) , variation (astronomy) , zoology , meteorology , geography , demography , allergen , mathematics , medicine , biology , statistics , allergy , engineering , physics , astrophysics , immunology , mechanical engineering , sociology
The monthly variation in numbers of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, an alleged source of house‐dust allergen, was followed for 12 months in Brisbane. Numbers rose sharply in spring to a summer peak, and fell during autumn to a winter low. This does not coincide with the incidence of asthma in Brisbane, which is low in summer and maximal in autumn.