Invasive Growth of Ailanthus altissima Trees is Associated with a High Rate of Sensitization in Atopic Patients.
Freerk PrenzelRegina TreudlerTobias LipekMaike Vom HovePaula KageSimone KuhsThorsten KaiserMaximilian KmentaJan BumbergerJon GenuneitThomas HornickStefan KlotzJulia ZarnowskiMaren BoegeVeit ZebrallaJan Christoph SimonSusanne DunkerPublished in: Journal of asthma and allergy (2022)
pollen could be detected in 42% of our patients with atopic diseases, suggesting allergenic potential of this neophyte. In the context of further spread with climate change, eradication strategies and population-based sensitization studies are needed.