The Melbourne epidemic thunderstorm asthma event 2016: an investigation of environmental triggers, effect on health services, and patient risk factors

The Melbourne epidemic thunderstorm asthma event 2016: an investigation of environmental triggers, effect on health services, and patient risk factors

Background: A multidisciplinary collaboration investigated the world's largest, most catastrophic epidemic thunderstorm asthma event that took place in Melbourne, Australia, on Nov 21, 2016, to inform mechanisms and preventive strategies. Methods: Meteorological and airborne pollen data, satell...

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Main Authors: Prof Francis Thien, MD, Paul J Beggs, PhD, Danny Csutoros, MPH, Jai Darvall, MBBS, Mark Hew, PhD, Janet M Davies, PhD, Prof Philip G Bardin, PhD, Tony Bannister, BSc, Sara Barnes, MBBS, Prof Rinaldo Bellomo, MD, Timothy Byrne, MBBS, Andrew Casamento, MBBS, Matthew Conron, MD, Anthony Cross, MBBS, Ashley Crosswell, MBBS, Prof Jo A Douglass, MD, Matthew Durie, MBBS, John Dyett, MBBS, Elizabeth Ebert, PhD, Bircan Erbas, PhD, Craig French, MBBS, Ben Gelbart, MBBS, Andrew Gillman, MBBS, Nur-Shirin Harun, MBBS, Alfredo Huete, PhD, Louis Irving, MBBS, Dharshi Karalapillai, MBBS, David Ku, MBBS, Philippe Lachapelle, MD, David Langton, MPH, Joy Lee, MBChB, Clare Looker, MBBS, Christopher MacIsaac, PhD, Joseph McCaffrey, MBBS, Prof Christine F McDonald, PhD, Forbes McGain, PhD, Edward Newbigin, PhD, Prof Robyn O'Hehir, PhD, David Pilcher, MBBS, Shivonne Prasad, MBChB, Kanishka Rangamuwa, MBBS, Laurence Ruane, BSc, Vineet Sarode, MD, Jeremy D Silver, PhD, Anne Marie Southcott, MBBS, Ashwin Subramaniam, MMed, Cenk Suphioglu, PhD, Nugroho Harry Susanto, MD, Michael F Sutherland, PhD, Gopal Taori, MBBS, Philip Taylor, PhD, Paul Torre, PhD, Joseph Vetro, MBBS, Geoffrey Wigmore, MBBS, Alan C Young, PhD, Prof Charles Guest, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:The Lancet Planetary Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542519618301207

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