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  • 标题:HOUSE DUST MITE CONTAMINATION IN HOTELS AND INNS IN BANDAR ABBAS, SOUTH OF IRAN
  • 作者:SOLEYMANI M. ; RAFINEZHAD J.
  • 期刊名称:IRANIAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (IJEHSE)
  • 印刷版ISSN:1735-1979
  • 出版年度:2008
  • 卷号:5
  • 期号:3
  • 页码:207-210
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:IRANIAN ASSOCIATION OF ENVIRONMENT HEALTH, TEHRAN, UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • 摘要:

    House dust mites have been shown to be strongly associated with allergic respiratory diseases such as, bronchial asthma, rhinitis and atopic dermatitis in the world. The climatic conditions of Bandar-Abbas, which is located in a coastal area and has a humid subtropical climate, provide a suitable place to proliferate mites. The aim of this study was to determine the contamination rate and analyze the house dust mite fauna in hotels and inns in Bandar-Abbas that had not been investigated previously . In this study 6 hotels and 6 inns were selected randomly in six areas of Bandar-Abbas. Two dust samples were collected from each place with a vacuum cleaner. One square meter of carpets and mattresses were vacuumed for a period of 1 min. Then the samples were cleared in lactic acid and then mites were mounted in Hoyer's medium for study and identification. A total of 2644 mites were collected and identified. The major mite family was Pyroglyphidae (98%). Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus was the most frequent and most numerous species recorded, occurring in 91% of samples examined and forming 88% of the Pyroglyphidae and 86% of the total mite populations. The family Cheyletidae was less commonly found with Cheyletus malaccensis (2%). Most of the mites were isolated from the carpets (57.5%), and a smaller number from mattresses (42.5%). Mites were present in 96% of the dust samples. Results revealed that all inns and 83% of hotels were contaminated by more than one species of mite and 34% of them had a population of more than 100 mites /g dust. This rate of contamination can be a major risk factor in asthma and other respiratory allergic diseases.

  • 关键词:ASTHMA; MITE; FAUNA; DUST; PUBLIC RESIDENCE
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