Skin reactions to allergens from processionary caterpillars (genus Thaumetopoea)

Background: Moths of the genus Thaumetopoea are widespread pests in the coniferous and deciduous forests in Bulgaria. Contact with the caterpillars, larval form of different Thaumetopoea species, causes a series of complaints in humans: mainly contact dermatitis (erucism), but also IgE-mediated all...

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Main Authors: Georgi Nikolov, Yana Kandova, Bogdan Petrunov, Plamen Mirchev, Georgi Georgiev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 2020-10-01
Series:Problems of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
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Online Access:https://pipd.ncipd.org/index.php/pipd/article/view/34