1994 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
The positive rate of chironomid midges in patients with bronchial asthma in Lake Suwa Area.
| Project/Area Number |
05670342
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Public health/Health science
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| Research Institution | Liberal Arts (Biology) yamanashi Women's College |
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Principal Investigator |
HIRABAYASHI Kimio Yamanashi Women's College, Liberal Arts (Biology), Associate professor, 一般教育, 助教授 (20222250)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
YOSHIDA Norihiko Yamanashi Women's College, Life Science, Associate professor, 生活科学科, 助教授 (30132210)
KUBO Keishi Shinshu Univ., First Department of internal Medicine, Lector, 医学部, 講師 (80143965)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1993 – 1994
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| Keywords | Lake Suwa / chironomid / Bronchial asthma / Epidemiology |
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| Research Abstract |
A total of 123 patients with bronchial asthma were investigated by DPC-Specific IgE Kit (Ala STAT) and CAP RAST System for the presence of allergenicities against chironomid antigens. The percentage of case who showed positive two tests to the antigens of Chironomus plumosus, Chironomus yoshimatsui and Tokunagayusurika akamusi were 6.5%, 8.9% and 2.4%, respectively.
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