Affiliation:
1. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Special Interest Group Environment and Respiratory Diseases, JSS Medical College, JSSAHER Mysore Karnataka India
2. Centre for Excellence in Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (A DST‐FIST Supported Center), Department of Biochemistry (A DST‐FIST Supported Department) JSS Medical College, JSSAHER Karnataka Mysore India
3. Division of Infectious Disease and Vaccinology, School of Public Health University of California Berkeley California USA
4. Allergy, Asthma and Chest Centre Mysore Karnataka India
Abstract
AbstractFood allergy is an important cause of morbidity, significantly affecting the quality of life of the sufferer. Most food allergy research has been undertaken in high‐income countries. Here, we summarize literature regarding food allergy in India and other low–middle‐income countries (LMIC). We provide summaries of self‐reported adverse food reactions and food sensitization in these regions by reviewing published community‐based studies of prevalence, burden, and risk factors. We identified 2 community‐based studies of food allergy prevalence in Karnataka, India, which estimate that food allergy affects just 0.14% of children and 1.2% of adults. The overall prevalence of allergic sensitization to ‘any’ food was 26.5% in adults and 19.1% in children by serum‐specific IgE; but only 4.48% in children by skin prick test. We identified a further 28 studies in other LMICs, mainly from China but also Turkey, South Africa, Ghana, Mexico, Brazil, Thailand, Philippines, and Korea. The overall prevalence of allergic sensitization to ‘any’ food ranged from 0.11% to 16.8% in children using serum‐specific IgE and 0.14% to 9.6% in children by skin prick test. The questionnaires and skin prick testing materials used and number of allergens tested varied significantly between studies. Other than Karnataka, there is no information on prevalence of food sensitization and probable food allergy in the community in India. Similar lack of information is noted among the majority of the 136 LMICs. Where community‐based studies have been undertaken, there is wide variation in the prevalence and patterns of food sensitization across different LMICs, at least partly due to variations in study methodology. International collaboration is required in order to formally assess food allergy prevalence and burden across representative samples from multiple LMICs.
Subject
Immunology,Immunology and Allergy
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