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Particularities of allergy in the Tropics

Overview of attention for article published in World Allergy Organization Journal, June 2016
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Title
Particularities of allergy in the Tropics
Published in
World Allergy Organization Journal, June 2016
DOI 10.1186/s40413-016-0110-7
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Authors

Luis Caraballo, Josefina Zakzuk, Bee Wah Lee, Nathalie Acevedo, Jian Yi Soh, Mario Sánchez-Borges, Elham Hossny, Elizabeth García, Nelson Rosario, Ignacio Ansotegui, Leonardo Puerta, Jorge Sánchez, Victoria Cardona

Abstract

Allergic diseases are distributed worldwide and their risk factors and triggers vary according to geographical and socioeconomic conditions. Allergies are frequent in the Tropics but aspects of their prevalence, natural history, risk factors, sensitizers and triggers are not well defined and some are expected to be different from those in temperate zone countries. The aim of this review is to investigate if allergic diseases in the Tropics have particularities that deserve special attention for research and clinical practice. Such information will help to form a better understanding of the pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of allergic diseases in the Tropics. As expected, we found particularities in the Tropics that merit further study because they strongly affect the natural history of common allergic diseases; most of them related to climate conditions that favor permanent exposure to mite allergens, helminth infections and stinging insects. In addition, we detected several unmet needs in important areas which should be investigated and solved by collaborative efforts led by the emergent research groups on allergy from tropical countries.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Philippines 1 <1%
South Africa 1 <1%
Unknown 286 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 37 13%
Researcher 32 11%
Student > Bachelor 31 11%
Student > Ph. D. Student 23 8%
Other 20 7%
Other 66 23%
Unknown 79 27%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 88 31%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 25 9%
Immunology and Microbiology 13 5%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 12 4%
Nursing and Health Professions 10 3%
Other 54 19%
Unknown 86 30%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 22. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 December 2021.
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