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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz
ISSN: 1678-8060 EISSN: 1678-8060
Vol. 96, No. 8, 2001, pp. 1177-1184
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Bioline Code: oc01226
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Vol. 96, No. 8, 2001, pp. 1177-1184
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House Dust Mites in Brazil - An Annotated Bibliography
Raquel S Binotti; João RO Muniz; Ilma A Paschoal; Angelo P do Prado & Celso H Oliveira
Abstract
House dust mites have been reported to be the most important allergen in human dwellings. Several articles had already shown the presence of different mite species at homes in Brazil, being Pyroglyphidae, Glycyphagidae and Cheyletidae the most important families found. This paper is an annotated bibliography that will lead to a better knowledge of house dust mite fauna in Brazil.
Keywords
allergy, atopy, house dust mites, Dermatophagoides, Blomia, Brazil
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