A "Cat Free" Zone in Schools?

Allergy and Immunology| September 01 1999 A “Cat Free” Zone in Schools? AAP Grand Rounds (1999) 2 (3): 31. https://doi.org/10.1542/gr.2-3-31 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation A “Cat Free” Zone in Schools?. AAP Grand Rounds September 1999; 2 (3): 31. https://doi.org/10.1542/gr.2-3-31 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All PublicationsAll JournalsAAP Grand RoundsPediatricsHospital PediatricsPediatrics In ReviewNeoReviewsAAP NewsAll AAP Sites Search Advanced Search Topics: allergens, asthma Source: Almqvist C, Larsson PH, Egmar AC, et al. School as a risk environment for children allergic to cats and a site for transfer of cat allergen to homes. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1999;103(6):1012–1017. In areas where there is little dust mite antigen, cat and dog allergens are the most common indoor sensitizers.1 Sensitization to these pets is significantly related to the presence of asthma.2 Consequently, parents of sensitized asthmatics are encouraged to remove these animals from their homes if present and to avoid any contact with these animals in other settings. These other settings include schools, which are a major site for exposure.3 In this article Almqvist et al in Stockholm looked at the possible mechanisms by which cat allergen is disseminated. They demonstrated that in those classes with few (<10%) cat owners the level of airborne Fel d 1 (cat allergen) was significantly lower than in those classes with many (>25%) cat owners, 0.59 ng/m3 vs 2.94 ng/m3 (p