D. Apatini

Orszagos Kornyezetegeszsegugyi Intezet

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Anna Páldy

National Public Health and Medical Officer Service

Donát Magyar

National Public Health and Medical Officer Service

Matt Smith

University of Worcester

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Branko Šikoparija

BioSense Institute

Carsten Ambelas Skjøth

Aarhus University

Predrag Radišić

BioSense Institute

Idalia Kasprzyk

Rzeszów University

Ivana Hrga

Andrija Stampar Teaching Institute of Public Health

Dorota Myszkowska

Jagiellonian University

Nicoleta Ianovici

West University of Timişoara

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Variation in Artemisia pollen seasons in Central and Eastern Europe

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology (2012)

Łukasz Grewling Branko Šikoparija Carsten Ambelas Skjøth Predrag Radišić D. Apatini

Artemisia

Seasonality

10.1016/j.agrformet.2012.02.013

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Ragweed Pollution in Hungary, 2000–2005

Epidemiology (2006)

Anna Páldy D. Apatini Z Collins-Horvath Esther Erdei I Farkas

P-109 Background: In Hungary, the most important ambient biological air pollutant is ragweed (Ambrosia elatior). The majority of patients with inhalative allergic diseases are sensitized to ragweed. Material and Methods: Ragweed pollution situation is evaluated by using Driving force-Pressure-State-Exposure-Effect-Action model suggested by WHO. Ragweed coveredness is presented by the map of the Plant and Soil Protection Service and on the basis of the analysis of satellite images by the Institute of Geodesy, Cartography and Remote Sensing: The airborne concentration in the years between 2000–2005 is described on the basis of measurements of the Aerobiological Network of the National Public Health Service. Sensitization to ragweed allergens is an indirect cause of allergic rhinitis and asthma. The trends of incidence and prevalence of these diseases are shown by using the reports of the National Institute of Pulmonology. Measures and actions to reduce ragweed pollution are also summarized. Results: Ragweed coveredness of the country decreased from 2004 to 2005. Airborne pollen concentration showed a decreasing tendency during the analysed six years, although the number of days with pollen counts higher than 100 grains/m3 was still very high in 2005 with the exception of town Szolnok (in the Great Lowland), where the daily concentration was less than this value on every day of the season. Daily maximum concentration in 2005 was 549 grain/m3 in Transdanubia, in the town of Szekszard, in contrast to 785 grain/m3 in Veszprem in the northern part of Lake Balaton in the previous year. The total pollen load was the highest in Kecskemet (a town between the rivers Danube and Tisza) in both years, but the change was remarkable: in 2004 – 11084 grain/m3 and in 2005 8956 grain/m3. In the year 2005, due to the eradication campaigns and rainy weather the pollen concentration decreased in most parts of the country with the exception of two towns. The increase of growth of incidence of allergic rhinitis slowed down since 2000. In 2003 and 2004 the incidence did not increase compared to the previous year. The yearly incidence of allergic asthma showed a small variation. Legislative measures, education, plant protection had a beneficial effect on ragweed eradication. Conclusion: The decrease of ragweed pollen load would improve outdoor air quality and reduce the risk of asthmatic attacks in children, meeting the aims of children-environmental health action plan. Acknowledgement: The study was sponsored by the Hungarian Research Development Program, NKFP 1B/022/04 (2004–2006).

Ambrosia

10.1097/00001648-200611001-00746

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A method for producing airborne pollen source inventories: An example of Ambrosia (ragweed) on the Pannonian Plain

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology (2010)

Carsten Ambelas Skjøth Matt Smith Branko Šikoparija Alicja Stach Dorota Myszkowska

Ambrosia

Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Land Cover

Aerobiology

10.1016/j.agrformet.2010.05.002

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Aerobiology data used for producing inventories of invasive plants.

Branko Šikoparija Carsten Ambelas Skjøth Predrag Radišić Barbara Stjepanović Ivana Hrga

University Department of ORL, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; Email: sikoparijabranko@yahoo.co.uk Mapping the distribution and abundance of alien plants is important in the process of understanding their invasive potential. It provides basic information that can be used in estimating their ecological preferences but also the success of eradication strategies. Mapping of vegetation is a time consuming task and especially problematic for annuals whose population distribution and abundance show year–to-year variability. Alternatives to this bottom-up approach are therefore highly needed when producing vegetation maps and inventories. The paper examines the potential of using the top-down approach for producing pollen source inventories, which employs spatial variations in annual airborne pollen counts to indicate the abundance of invasive species. The ragweed pollen source inventory over Vojvodina is presented here as an example. The degree in which the performance of the method is affected by spatial resolution is investigated.

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Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) pollen seasons in Hungary (1992-2008), descriptive results using the database of the Hungarian Aerobiological Network.

Növényvédelem (2009)

D. Apatini Donát Magyar Elaine Novak Anna Páldy

Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Ambrosia

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Ragweed Pollen Load and Sensitisation in Hungary

Central European Journal of Public Health (2007)

Anna Páldy K Nékám J. Bobvos Z Bitay Csajbók

Background: In Hungary the most important ambient aero-allergic pollutant is ragweed. There is a slight increasing tendency in the areas covered by this invasive weed in the country. Objective: To show the changes and tendency of pollen concentration in ambient air measured by the Aerobiological Network of the Public Health Service. To present the data of sensitisation of allergic patients in four areas of the country with different ragweed load. Material and methods: Ambient air concentration of ragweed was monitored by Hungarian Aerobiological Network. The concentration of pollen is measured by applying standard sampling method: Hirst type Burkard trap; samples are stained by para-roseanilin dye and evaluated under microscope. The ragweed exposure was evaluated by 3 parameters: → yearly total pollen count/m3, → daily maximum of the season (pollen count/m3), → number of days with concentration >10, >30 and >100 pollen count/m3. In 2006 the maximum yearly pollen count was 8,658 grain/m3, the peak daily concentration was 705 grain/m3, both data were slightly less than in the previous years. The number of days when pollen concentration is very high (>30 grains/m3) to produce symptoms at each patient was between 9-35 days in the different areas of the country. Sensitisation was studied in four counties with different ragweed load. In three towns 50 adult patients were investigated and 22 children in the fourth town. The patients filled out a questionnaire about their living environment, smoking habits and allergy history. A special kit of antigens was prepared, the same laboratory measured the specific IgE concentration against 42 airborne and food allergens.Results: The results showed that specific IgE against ragweed could be detected in the highest rate (35.5%) of patients. In the most polluted area this frequency was much higher (57%), in contrast to this, in the less polluted areas this frequency was between 16-18%. In the areas with lower ragweed airborne concentration the most common aeroallergen was common pellitory (Parietaria erecta, in 53% of patients) and corn flour (in 62%). In 30% of patients with ragweed allergy, specific IgE against house dust mite could be measured in one county with moderate ragweed exposure. The rate of ragweed sensitised patients was slightly higher among those who were not breast feed.Conclusion: Although ragweed is the major airborne aeroallergen, patients are sensitised to it with different frequency in different parts of the country. The study revealed the importance of other outdoor, indoor and food allergens.

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Sensitization Patterns to Allergens in Ragweed Allergic Patients from Regions of Hungary Having Different Levels of Ragweed Allergen Exposure

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2011)

K Nékám Anna Páldy D. Apatini Donát Magyar L. DuBuske

Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Ambrosia

10.1016/j.jaci.2010.12.1015

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