| occupational allergy to birds within the population of polish bird keepers employed in zoo gardens. | objectives: to evaluate the risk factors for the development of occupational allergy to birds among polish zoo garden keepers. methods: a total of 200 bird zookeepers employed in the polish zoo gardens in lódz, warsaw, gdansk, chorzów and plock and exposed occupationally to bird allergens were examined using a questionnaire, skin prick tests (spts) to common allergens and bird allergens, spirometry and cytograms of nasal swab. the level of total ige in serum and serum-specific ige to parrot, can ... | 2011 | 21805139 |