Publications by authors named "Vittoria M Peri"
Article Synopsis
- Laboratory Animal Allergy (LAA) affects a significant portion of laboratory animal workers, with 18% showing IgE positivity to mouse and/or rat allergens and 42% reporting allergic symptoms.
- The study evaluated 100 LAWs through questionnaires and IgE testing, revealing distinct categories: 17% were LAA positive, while 57% were LAA negative, with previous allergy symptoms influencing the results.
- The research introduces a standardized methodology for assessing IgE responses to animal allergens in the workplace, aiding in the understanding of LAA's immunological profile among workers.
Background: Pigs play a key epidemiologic role in the ecology of influenza A viruses (IAVs) emerging from animal hosts and transmitted to humans. Between 2008 and 2010, we investigated the health risk of occupational exposure to swine influenza viruses (SIVs) in Italy, during the emergence and spread of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic (H1N1pdm) virus.
Methodology/principal Findings: Serum samples from 123 swine workers (SWs) and 379 control subjects (Cs), not exposed to pig herds, were tested by haemagglutination inhibition (HI) assay against selected SIVs belonging to H1N1 (swH1N1), H1N2 (swH1N2) and H3N2 (swH3N2) subtypes circulating in the study area.