food aller G y in south afri C a : joinin G the food aller G y e P idemi C ?

摘要: The last 10-15 years have seen a steep rise in food allergies westernised countries. South Africans, especially those of black descent, traditionally enjoyed low rate allergy and long been thought to be protected against the epidemic. Previous prevalence studies Africa focused on sensitisation questionnaires which are not true reflection clinically relevant allergy. A recent study eczematous patients Cape Town has shown surprisingly high challengeproven children both Xhosa mixed descent. These findings suggest that may spared from large investigating an unselected group young is currently being planned, focusing differences between urban rural areas ethnic groups. Various factors contribute expression or suppression allergy, including exposure foods, genetics, infections, diet intestinal microbiota need further study. better understanding contributing towards will help us define preventative strategies curb