Personalized pollen-related symptom-forecast information services for allergic rhinitis patients in Europe

摘要

The occurrence of IgE-mediated allergies is constantly increasing, and pollen-related allergies already have a considerable socioeconomic impact. Avoiding allergens may be the best preventive measure, but this proves to be impossible to achieve. The percentage of sufferers is considerable, especially among the younger population: a recently published study demonstrates that between 10% and 20% of adolescents aged 13-14 years suffer from severe allergic rhinitis (1). Monitoring atmospheric concentrations of pollen provides information about temporal and spatial variations during the flowering periods of allergenic plants, which is the basis for pollen information (forecasting) services.