Elbers A R, Blaauw P J, Heijmans J F, Tielen M J
Afdeling Varkensgezondheidszorg, Gezondheidsdienst voor Dieren, Postbus 4, 5280 AA Boxtel.
Tijdschr Diergeneeskd. 2000 Nov 15;125(22):677-8.
Mites can be important sources of airborne allergens, especially on farms. Two dust samples from pig farms and three dust samples from poultry farms were investigated for mites. House-dust mites were present in the poultry-dust samples, but not in the pig-dust samples. Furthermore, storage mites and predatory mites also were found in the poultry-dust samples. Specifically, the house-dust mite Dermatophagoides evansi was found in the dust samples from two poultry farms. Subsequently, a dust sample was collected from five other poultry farms. Again, D. evansi was present in dust from these farms. This is the first time that D. evansi is reported in dust from poultry farms in Western Europe outside Norway. If D. evansi cross-reacts with other Dermatophagoides spp., then poultry farmers and their families, but also other professionals working in the poultry industry, such as veterinarians, may be exposed to house-dust mites with potential clinical consequences, both domestic and occupational.
螨类可能是空气中过敏原的重要来源，尤其是在农场。对来自养猪场的两份灰尘样本和来自养鸡场的三份灰尘样本进行了螨类调查。在家禽灰尘样本中发现了屋尘螨，但在猪灰尘样本中未发现。此外，在禽舍灰尘样本中还发现了仓储螨和捕食螨。具体而言，在两个养鸡场的灰尘样本中发现了屋尘螨埃氏尘螨。随后，从另外五个养鸡场采集了灰尘样本。同样，这些农场的灰尘中也存在埃氏尘螨。这是西欧挪威以外的养鸡场灰尘中首次报告埃氏尘螨。如果埃氏尘螨与其他尘螨属物种发生交叉反应，那么养鸡农民及其家人，还有家禽行业的其他专业人员，如兽医，可能会接触到屋尘螨，从而带来潜在的家庭和职业临床后果。
