Two-spotted Spider Mite as a Factor for Occupational Asthma in Nonfarmer Apple-packing Workers
Few cases of asthma caused by the two-spotted spider mite (TSM) have been reported among nonfarmer apple-packing workers. This study investigated whether allergic sensitization due to the TSM occurs in workers at the Agricultural Products Processing Center. The polymerase chain reaction was used to...
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| description | Few cases of asthma caused by the two-spotted spider mite (TSM) have been reported among nonfarmer apple-packing workers. This study investigated whether allergic sensitization due to the TSM occurs in workers at the Agricultural Products Processing Center. The polymerase chain reaction was used to analyze apples and leaves provided to the Agricultural Products Processing Center for the presence of TSM. Skin prick tests using TSM antigen were administered to 10 workers, and serum levels of total immunoglobulin E (IgE) and specific IgE for TSM antigens were quantified. Of the 10 workers, four tested positive for TSM in the skin prick test, three had elevated total IgE levels, and one had also elevated specific IgE levels to TSM. This confirms that apple-packing workers risk allergic sensitization due to TSM exposure. Preventive measures are recommended not only for apple farmers but also for nonfarmer apple-packing workers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ae9d2a0b01de403492bb39b337d24da02025-08-20T02:47:37ZengElsevierSafety and Health at Work2093-79112025-03-0116112212610.1016/j.shaw.2025.01.005Two-spotted Spider Mite as a Factor for Occupational Asthma in Nonfarmer Apple-packing WorkersWon-Seok Cha0Deaho Kim1Jae-Hoon Shin2Jin-Ee Baek3Mi-Yeon Kim4Sangjun Choi5Institute of Occupation and Environment, Korea Workers' Compensation & Welfare Service, Incheon, 21417, Republic of Korea; Graduate School, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, 06591, Republic of KoreaInstitute of Occupation and Environment, Korea Workers' Compensation & Welfare Service, Incheon, 21417, Republic of KoreaInstitute of Occupation and Environment, Korea Workers' Compensation & Welfare Service, Incheon, 21417, Republic of KoreaInstitute of Occupation and Environment, Korea Workers' Compensation & Welfare Service, Incheon, 21417, Republic of KoreaInstitute of Occupation and Environment, Korea Workers' Compensation & Welfare Service, Incheon, 21417, Republic of KoreaGraduate School, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, 06591, Republic of Korea; Catholic Institute for Public Health and Healthcare Management, Seoul, 06591, Republic of Korea; Graduate School of Public Health and Healthcare Management, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, 06591, Republic of Korea; Corresponding author. Graduate School of Public Health and Healthcare Management, The Catholic University of Republic of Korea, 222 Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 06591, Republic of Korea.Few cases of asthma caused by the two-spotted spider mite (TSM) have been reported among nonfarmer apple-packing workers. This study investigated whether allergic sensitization due to the TSM occurs in workers at the Agricultural Products Processing Center. The polymerase chain reaction was used to analyze apples and leaves provided to the Agricultural Products Processing Center for the presence of TSM. Skin prick tests using TSM antigen were administered to 10 workers, and serum levels of total immunoglobulin E (IgE) and specific IgE for TSM antigens were quantified. Of the 10 workers, four tested positive for TSM in the skin prick test, three had elevated total IgE levels, and one had also elevated specific IgE levels to TSM. This confirms that apple-packing workers risk allergic sensitization due to TSM exposure. Preventive measures are recommended not only for apple farmers but also for nonfarmer apple-packing workers.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2093791125000058allergenasthmaskin-prick test |
| spellingShingle | Won-Seok Cha Deaho Kim Jae-Hoon Shin Jin-Ee Baek Mi-Yeon Kim Sangjun Choi Two-spotted Spider Mite as a Factor for Occupational Asthma in Nonfarmer Apple-packing Workers Safety and Health at Work allergen asthma skin-prick test |
| title | Two-spotted Spider Mite as a Factor for Occupational Asthma in Nonfarmer Apple-packing Workers |
| title_full | Two-spotted Spider Mite as a Factor for Occupational Asthma in Nonfarmer Apple-packing Workers |
| title_fullStr | Two-spotted Spider Mite as a Factor for Occupational Asthma in Nonfarmer Apple-packing Workers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Two-spotted Spider Mite as a Factor for Occupational Asthma in Nonfarmer Apple-packing Workers |
| title_short | Two-spotted Spider Mite as a Factor for Occupational Asthma in Nonfarmer Apple-packing Workers |
| title_sort | two spotted spider mite as a factor for occupational asthma in nonfarmer apple packing workers |
| topic | allergen asthma skin-prick test |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2093791125000058 |
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