Recently, has been stated by environmental health authorities that in Colombia there is not present Aspergillus, which to me, given the nature of this fungal species, is not real, but also reports have been published about infections in humans and animals, as well isolation in environmental samples. Then, I would like to read from expert opinions, which are the best studies published on that in Colombia, if available and known. Thanks.
Obviously this response may easily be questioned. I do not know if any research are available in Colombia, but you can try to ask doctors if they have to follow cases of asthma, and if so try to correlate these cases with possible exposures at home or in host locations (schools, kindergartens, hospitals, ...) and work.
Otherwise, important research work was carried out by people who are on ResearchGate and may answer to you. You can search for the excellent publications of Cedric Cheong or Ulla-Haverinen Shaughnessy, for example, and some others.
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Aspergillosis - deep blue mycosis caused by different species of fungi of the genus Aspergillus. Characterized by lesions of the skin and internal organs, mainly the pulmonary system. Over the past 20 years, the frequency of lesions increased by 20% due to increase in patients with congenital and acquired immunodeficiencies. Diagnosis of aspergillosis is carried out using laboratory techniques: microscopy and culture of the studied material from pathological focus on nutrient medium to obtain pure cultures, serological reactions, PCR and alergodiagnostiki.
Thanks Ives. Alima, I know about aspergillosis, that's not my question! My question is about epidemiological studies in Colombia about it.
Yes Alfonso, but I find it very interesting that aspergilosis be considered a health problem in Colombia, Russia, and in as many countries as possible, as for us in France, it is still difficult to be heard as a public health problem !
When talking with institutional on families exposed to mold, the answer is still regularly "they must learn how to open the windows!". So the more we are likely to say this, more its inclusion is likely to evolve
Dear Yves, thanks, however I did not said that here is a "public health problem". But I am interested on read papers on the epidemiology of aspergillosis in humans, animals and environmental studies in Colombia, because there is few data about it.
Well, you are lucky when it is not a public health issue, for us it is just so tricky to make it admit by policymakers !
You may also search for the works of Martin Täubel, A. Nevalainen, A. Hyvärinen, especially the study "Indoor fungi: companions and contaminants", very pertinent.
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Hi Alaa Jabbar Al-Manhel, thanks for your agreement, fot those who read french I suggest this very relevant recent report about mold in buildings :
https://www.anses.fr/fr/system/files/AIR2014SA0016Ra.pdf
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