<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold>Introduction</bold>. Respiratory allergies induced by allergenic plants pollen represent an important public health problem with increasing prevalence and severity. Aerobiologic study of allergenic pollens is performed in many countries on regular basis and correlated with health data from allergists in the frame of national aerobiology networks. Romania has no aerobiology network and pollen measurements have been done between 1999-2012 in West region only. In the frame of COST Action called Sustainable management of <italic>Ambrosia artemisiifolia</italic> in Europe (SMARTER FA 1203), three years collaboration with Reseau National de Surveillance Aerobiologique (RNSA) from France and the first pollen monitoring center in Bucharest were established.The aim of this paper is to present results of first pollen monitoring in Bucharest, activities of Romanian SMARTER group and collaboration with European aerobiology specialists.<bold>Material and method</bold>. We used a Hirst-type pollen trap placed on the roof of the Research Center from “Colentina” Clinical Hospital and the pollen monitoring method based on European Aeroallergen Network (EAN) standardized requirements. Monthly results during the pollen seasons 2014-2016 were sent to RNSA and EAN and posted on the European pollen information site.<bold>Results</bold>. We found high amounts of allergenic pollen, mainly grasses from May to September and <italic>Ambrosia artemisiifolia</italic> during September.<bold>Conlcusions</bold>. We concluded that SMARTER offered access to aerobiology training, improved multidisciplinary collaboration and perspectives to further develop national and international projects. More coordinated efforts to develop national aerobiology network and to recuperate the gap comparing to other European countries in the field of aerobiology and respiratory allergology are needed.</abstract>

Introduction. Respiratory allergies induced by allergenic plants pollen represent an important public health problem with increasing prevalence and severity. Aerobiologic study of allergenic pollens is performed in many countries on regular basis and correlated with health data from allergists in the frame of national aerobiology networks. Romania has no aerobiology network and pollen measurements have been done between 1999-2012 in West region only. In the frame of COST Action called Sustainable management of Ambrosia artemisiifolia in Europe (SMARTER FA 1203), three years collaboration with Reseau National de Surveillance Aerobiologique (RNSA) from France and the first pollen monitoring center in Bucharest were established.The aim of this paper is to present results of first pollen monitoring in Bucharest, activities of Romanian SMARTER group and collaboration with European aerobiology specialists.Material and method. We used a Hirst-type pollen trap placed on the roof of the Research Center from “Colentina” Clinical Hospital and the pollen monitoring method based on European Aeroallergen Network (EAN) standardized requirements. Monthly results during the pollen seasons 2014-2016 were sent to RNSA and EAN and posted on the European pollen information site.Results. We found high amounts of allergenic pollen, mainly grasses from May to September and Ambrosia artemisiifolia during September.Conlcusions. We concluded that SMARTER offered access to aerobiology training, improved multidisciplinary collaboration and perspectives to further develop national and international projects. More coordinated efforts to develop national aerobiology network and to recuperate the gap comparing to other European countries in the field of aerobiology and respiratory allergology are needed.

First allergenic pollen monitoring in Bucharest and results of three years collaboration with European aerobiology specialists

“Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Reseau National de Surveillance Aerobiologique (RNSA)

Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine

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Introduction. Respiratory allergies induced by allergenic plants pollen represent an important public health problem with increasing prevalence and severity....

First allergenic pollen monitoring in Bucharest and results of three years collaboration with European aerobiology specialists

Published Online: Mar 07, 2018

Page range: 27 - 33

Received: Jul 11, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjim-2017-0033

Keywords
allergies, Ambrosia, pollen monitoring, public health

© 2017 Polliana Mihaela Leru et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

First allergenic pollen monitoring in Bucharest and results of three years collaboration with European aerobiology specialists

Published Online: Mar 07, 2018

Page range: 27 - 33

Received: Jul 11, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjim-2017-0033

Keywordsallergies, Ambrosia, pollen monitoring, public health

© 2017 Polliana Mihaela Leru et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
allergies, Ambrosia, pollen monitoring, public health