Thursday 8 December 2011

Sick Building Syndrome - due to fungi?

News coming from the World Allergy Organization XXII World Allergy Congress this week... suggests that fungi might be responsible for Sick Building Syndrome (SBS).  SBS has a range of symptoms, such as cough, nose or throat irritation, headache, fatigue, and concentration difficulty.  I was alerted to this via the Medscape Newsletter... But I have traced it back to the source at the World Allergy Congress:


http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/754933

http://www.worldallergy.org/wac2011/

http://wao.confex.com/wao/2011wac/webprogram/Paper4067.html


Boechat, J. L., Rios, J. L., et al (2011) "Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) Among Workers of Two Buildings and Exposure to Indoor Fungal Allergens in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil"



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