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ASTHMA OUTBREAK DURING A THUNDERSTORM

Packe, G.E., Ayres, JonG.·1985·The Lancet
DOI 10.1016/s0140-6736(85)91510-7
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Abstract

An outbreak of acute asthma occurred in Birmingham and the surrounding area on July 6 and 7, 1983. In most patients symptoms began at the time of sudden climatic changes associated with a thunderstorm. Air pollution was not a factor. The large and sudden increase in numbers of airborne fungal spores, especially Didymella exitialis and Sporobolomyces, around the time of the outbreak suggests that they may have been partly contributory, although a direct causal effect has not yet been established.

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  1. 1985, Lancet, i, 1079
  2. Birch, 1983, Asthma and the weather, Lancet, ii, 630
  3. Wright, 1965, Research in general practice: The Queensland asthma survey, Medical World, 102, 130
  4. Pepys, 1975, State of the art. Bronchial provocation tests in etiologic diagnosis and analysis of asthma, Am Rev Resp Dis, 112, 829

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Authors
Packe, G. E., & Ayres, J.
Venue
The Lancet
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1985-07
Volume
326
Issue
8448
Pages
199-204
ISSN
  • 0099-5355 (ISSN-L)
  • 0140-6736
DOI
10.1016/s0140-6736(85)91510-7
OpenAlex
W2104362377
Cited by
257
References
38
Citations by year
2026: 10 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 7
FWCI
3.69
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • The Lancet (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Immunology and Allergy › Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
Keywords
thunderstorms, acute asthma, climate change, airborne fungal spores, Sporobolomyces, air pollution, Birmingham
MeSH terms
Air Microbiology, Air Pollution, Asthma, Disease Outbreaks, Fungi, Humans, Pollen, Rain, Weather

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