Caution: Reptile pets shuttle grasshopper allergy and asthma into homes

The numbers of reptiles in homes has at least doubled in the last decade in Europe and the USA. Reptile purchases are increasingly triggered by the attempt to avoid potentially allergenic fur pets like dogs and cats. Consequently, reptiles are today regarded as surrogate pets initiating a closer rel...

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Main Authors: Erika Jensen-Jarolim, Isabella Pali-Schöll, Sebastian A.F. Jensen, Bruno Robibaro, Tamar Kinaciyan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:World Allergy Organization Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1939455119302182