Atopy and allergic respiratory disease in rural Poland before and after accession to the European Union

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Barbara SozańskaPaul Cullinan

Abstract

In 2003, we recorded a striking difference in the prevalence of atopy between village and small-town populations in southwest Poland. Nine years later, we undertook a second survey of the same area. We sought to assess whether rapid changes in farming practices, driven by accession to the European Union in 2004, were accompanied by an increase in atopy, asthma, and hay fever in these villages. In 2012, we surveyed 1730 inhabitants older than 5 years (response rate, 85%); 560 villagers and 348 town inhabitants who had taken part in the earlier survey. Participants completed a questionnaire on farm-related exposures and symptoms of asthma and hay fever. Atopy was assessed by using skin prick tests. In 2012, far fewer villagers had contact with cows (4% vs 24.3% in 2003) or pigs (14% vs 33.5%), milked cows (2.7% vs 12.7%), or drank unpasteurized milk (9% vs 35%). Among the villagers, there was a significant increase at all ages in the prevalence of atopy between 2003 and 2012 both in the total population (7.3% vs 19.6%, P < .0001) and among those who took part in both surveys (7.9% vs 17.8%, P < .0001). Among the townspeople, the prevalence of atopy did not change substantially (20% vs 19.9% and 21.7% vs 18.5%, respectively). Hay ...Continue Reading

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